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Post by imaginaryfriend on May 24, 2017 7:06:39 GMT
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ST13R
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Post by ST13R on May 24, 2017 7:09:01 GMT
haw!
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Post by artezzatrigger on May 24, 2017 7:13:13 GMT
Best friend Kat is the best friend
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Post by pasko on May 24, 2017 10:20:28 GMT
Next page is something horrible coming. I can feel it.
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on May 24, 2017 10:36:53 GMT
Next page is something horrible coming. I can feel it. Don't worry, they closed the door to the back room. All they need now is a "Do Not Enter" sign and everything will be safe and secure. |
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Post by faiiry on May 24, 2017 11:03:18 GMT
I've been noticing a higher-than-usual amount of typos during this chapter, and this page has another one. Panel 3: "Ayilus safe."
Something makes me think that this page is ominous foreshadowing. "Ayilu's safe. Andy's safe." Are you suuuuuure about that??
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Post by phantaskippy on May 24, 2017 12:34:29 GMT
To keep it safe from robots they'd need more than a do not enter sign.
They'd need a sign saying "Not a secret weapons storage room" as well.
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Post by faiiry on May 24, 2017 13:14:30 GMT
Please excuse me, I'm trying to visualize an actual human being, who is not a trucker from the southern continental United States, saying the word "haw" in any context. Like, I cannot imagine what this noise sounds like in context with Kat saying it. Or what the heck it means. This is not a criticism; I am, as always, fascinated by Tom's inventive use of language.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on May 24, 2017 13:49:41 GMT
Please excuse me, I'm trying to visualize an actual human being, who is not a trucker from the southern continental United States, saying the word "haw" in any context. Like, I cannot imagine what this noise sounds like in context with Kat saying it. Or what the heck it means. This is not a criticism; I am, as always, fascinated by Tom's inventive use of language. I am not sure if it is a variant on the occasionally-appearing scoff "hah" that is meant to be deeper (and from this context, self-deprecating) or if it is a cross between a common "ha" and an "aw." Either would make sense. |
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Post by puntosmx on May 24, 2017 23:13:01 GMT
To keep it safe from robots they'd need more than a do not enter sign. They'd need a sign saying "Not a secret weapons storage room" as well. And a sign below reading "No ancient experimental weapons inside".  |
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Post by arf on May 25, 2017 1:47:34 GMT
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Post by Zox Tomana on May 25, 2017 2:38:03 GMT
Yeah, I've always been a bit unsettled by their expressions there. They don't look quite... sober... |
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Post by red4bestgirl on May 25, 2017 3:46:33 GMT
Next page is something horrible coming. I can feel it. I mean, obv. Is there literally anyone on the face of the Earth naive enough to take this dialogue at face value? (I know the answer is "yes," but it annoys me that it is.) |
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Post by csj on May 25, 2017 4:25:08 GMT
Ok, Tom this is a great page and all but the grammar in the caption rubs me bad. "She'd had" = 'she had had' Replace that d with an s, stat  |
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Post by speedwell on May 25, 2017 4:37:10 GMT
Ok, Tom this is a great page and all but the grammar in the caption rubs me bad. "She'd had" = 'she had had' Replace that d with an s, stat Nothing wrong with that grammar, actually. Leave it. |
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Post by csj on May 25, 2017 7:24:17 GMT
Ok, Tom this is a great page and all but the grammar in the caption rubs me bad. "She'd had" = 'she had had' Replace that d with an s, stat Nothing wrong with that grammar, actually. Leave it. I kinda think it's a typo (s and d are next to one another, after all) and it's only a tiny quibble, but let me put it this way. Improper contractions don't not have an impact on meaning. |
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Post by kefka on May 25, 2017 7:47:07 GMT
Why are you complaining about technically correct grammar when there's an actual typo in the page?  |
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Post by crater on May 25, 2017 14:16:38 GMT
*Annie leaves the room*
Kat: Whew... oh god, thought that psycho who almost got us all killed would never leave
Robot: I was so scared
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Post by zbeeblebrox on May 26, 2017 6:46:29 GMT
Ok, Tom this is a great page and all but the grammar in the caption rubs me bad. "She'd had" = 'she had had' Replace that d with an s, stat Well, I think before Tom gave her her dialogue, he had had a simpler sentence in the caption, but decided that that one was fine. |
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Post by speedwell on May 26, 2017 7:09:30 GMT
Nothing wrong with that grammar, actually. Leave it. I kinda think it's a typo (s and d are next to one another, after all) and it's only a tiny quibble, but let me put it this way. Improper contractions don't not have an impact on meaning. It's not improper; it's perfectly acceptable. Take it from a former editor and current technical writer with 20 years of experience in the US and the UK. If you don't believe me, look it up yourself. |
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Post by warrl on May 26, 2017 14:07:51 GMT
Ok, Tom this is a great page and all but the grammar in the caption rubs me bad. "She'd had" = 'she had had' Replace that d with an s, stat She formerly possessed... nothing wrong with that. Aside from the implication that perhaps she no longer possesses. |
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Post by Per on May 26, 2017 23:02:33 GMT
As is the comment is written in the past perfect tense, speaking of the contents of the comic as if they happened in the past - "[at the time of the events shown] she'd had chance to practice [her laser curling]" - which although not incorrect is not super consistent with how Tom usually writes the comments, so I don't think the impression of it as a typo is outlandish.
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Post by csj on May 27, 2017 15:00:09 GMT
I kinda think it's a typo (s and d are next to one another, after all) and it's only a tiny quibble, but let me put it this way. Improper contractions don't not have an impact on meaning. It's not improper; it's perfectly acceptable. Take it from a former editor and current technical writer with 20 years of experience in the US and the UK. If you don't believe me, look it up yourself. Repeating 'had' may be 'acceptable', but it definitely feels off - a legacy of lost words/rules and doesn't make as much sense as 'she's had' would in that context. Whatevs, though. Not the kind of argument I enjoy having. |
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Post by Zox Tomana on May 27, 2017 18:13:50 GMT
It's not improper; it's perfectly acceptable. Take it from a former editor and current technical writer with 20 years of experience in the US and the UK. If you don't believe me, look it up yourself. Repeating 'had' may be 'acceptable', but it definitely feels off - a legacy of lost words/rules and doesn't make as much sense as 'she's had' would in that context. Whatevs, though. Not the kind of argument I enjoy having. It tends to happen fairly smoothly in everyday speech, and as long as you don't think too hard about it it doesn't hurt your brain. Then you see it in print... and it looks so wrong XD |
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Post by puntosmx on May 28, 2017 21:02:22 GMT
And by this time, we've spent more time talking about grammar than the story on the pannel.
I love this forum <3
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Post by jda on Jun 2, 2017 23:31:14 GMT
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Jun 2, 2017 23:40:44 GMT
I don't think Mort was contracting "Ha" and "Aw" when he said haw, but I can still see Kat doing just that. |
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Post by jda on Jun 2, 2017 23:45:45 GMT
Btw, wow, I hadnt noticed: congratulations to me for becoming a Senior Member! |
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Post by puntosmx on Jun 3, 2017 3:55:47 GMT
Just found a previous use of haw. You're welcome. |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Jun 3, 2017 17:07:07 GMT
Just found a previous use of haw. You're welcome. I think that one might be a contraction of "ha" and "wanker". |
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