You know, I think I would’ve been able to put up with the ridiculous Microsoft Office Assistant if they’d used the Grammar Hun or SpellCheck Barbarian.
Quebec French is the best french *eat popcorn*
Actually, French use “Merde” as we prefer to use (prononce) “Marde” indeed (litteral translation of “sh*t”). So we could suggest that the bug being poked is French Canadian and the “Grammar French” would be.. french.
This is funny because the French foreign legion is actually composed of… foreigners, who for the most part learn French on the spot. They all talk like stereotypical cavemen with heavy accents and probably can’t grammar for shit.
This one is definitely going in the Keepers file. Either panel 2 or 3 would have taken it there, but to have both in one strip….
Panel 4 reminds me of an editorial cartoon several years ago when transatlantic travel was down: a Paris street lined with cafes, and waiters on each side making insulting gestures to their counterparts across the way. “Deprived of American tourists, the French turn to insulting one another. Society quickly unravels.”
The French take the French language VERY seriously. I don’t know if the Académie Française actually has a French Phonics Legion, but it would not surprise me.
The French also take the Queen’s English very seriously. In high school I had a French teacher who was Parisian. She tried to tell us we didn’t speak English correctly, based on hearing David Bowie speak English. She refused to accept that American English was a thing.
That’s ONE French person. Don’t assume they all do that just because ONE teacher did it. I’m French myself, and I find it quite absurd that a French teacher tried to teach you your own language, or didn’t know about different accents. Actually, it quite baffles me since she was, well, a TEACHER.
The artwork on panel 3–priceless! The whole strip is hilarious, and I *love* Hon Bug, but something about Bug flinging his papers up in the air while being chased within an inch of his life is just delicious.
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I’d wager that the Grammar Nazis are enough. No use for other linguistic elitist peoples.
Grammar Nazis hunt down the Grammar Barbarians.
That is just hilarious!
You know, I think I would’ve been able to put up with the ridiculous Microsoft Office Assistant if they’d used the Grammar Hun or SpellCheck Barbarian.
All those in favour of adding “French Phonics Legion” to the english language say ‘aye’
Capitalize the e in English. From one grammarist (not a Nazi).
Oh, DEFINITELY “aye”!
(I’m gonna be saying “Mard” all day now)
Mard isn’t even improper, it’s Quebec French
Quebec French isn’t really French ;p
Quebec French is the best french *eat popcorn*
Actually, French use “Merde” as we prefer to use (prononce) “Marde” indeed (litteral translation of “sh*t”). So we could suggest that the bug being poked is French Canadian and the “Grammar French” would be.. french.
Aye! I’m surprised that hasn’t been made a thing yet.
There is enough language vandalism around though.
This is funny because the French foreign legion is actually composed of… foreigners, who for the most part learn French on the spot. They all talk like stereotypical cavemen with heavy accents and probably can’t grammar for shit.
However there was Latin Grammar Roman Legionary in the “Life of Brian”!
Conjugate the verb “to go”…
I would love to say I’m a grammar Hun, but that sounds too much like “hon”, and that would be confusing.
I love grammar. I’m also fond of grampar, too.
Aren’t the Mongols in charge of homophones, though? You know, the Golden Hoard?
Like!
I hate posts with just “like”, but ditto!
You forgot the Spanish Preposition Inquisition. “The torturing will stop once sentences ending with prepositions end!”
No one expects the Spanish Preposition!
Gah. That’s the joke I KNEW somebody would beat me to!
Well done!
French Phonics Legion is fitting because for some reason, French speakers compulsively correct pronounciations. I say this as a native French speaker.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a language that requires you to produce more sounds than French
Chinese? Those guys have like 3 variants for every sound on earth >.<
Pronunciation is crucial! I would so love being in the French Phonic Legion. But then my northern accent would probably not make me popular :p
Title. That’s all it takes, the title is so simple yet so awesome and perfect and everything needed
Sacre merde!
I met this really old German woman who fought in WWII. I guess she’s a Grandma Nazi now…
LIKE!
This one is definitely going in the Keepers file. Either panel 2 or 3 would have taken it there, but to have both in one strip….
Panel 4 reminds me of an editorial cartoon several years ago when transatlantic travel was down: a Paris street lined with cafes, and waiters on each side making insulting gestures to their counterparts across the way. “Deprived of American tourists, the French turn to insulting one another. Society quickly unravels.”
The French take the French language VERY seriously. I don’t know if the Académie Française actually has a French Phonics Legion, but it would not surprise me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_fran%C3%A7aise
The French also take the Queen’s English very seriously. In high school I had a French teacher who was Parisian. She tried to tell us we didn’t speak English correctly, based on hearing David Bowie speak English. She refused to accept that American English was a thing.
That’s ONE French person. Don’t assume they all do that just because ONE teacher did it. I’m French myself, and I find it quite absurd that a French teacher tried to teach you your own language, or didn’t know about different accents. Actually, it quite baffles me since she was, well, a TEACHER.
Himmler-Bug is eerie.
I love the ridiculousness of this one!
Your great, Adam!
Really? with a comic about Grammar Nazis no one has written “you’re great”?…. until now…..
The artwork on panel 3–priceless! The whole strip is hilarious, and I *love* Hon Bug, but something about Bug flinging his papers up in the air while being chased within an inch of his life is just delicious.