Speed Bump by Dave Coverly for June 22, 2021

“…did you use to…?” The regular declarative form would be “you used to,” but turning it into a question involves inserting “do,” which takes the past tense marking (do → did) from “used,” so that "used becomes “use.” Native speakers should do all this automatically.

You grew wings?

I’ve gone through a complete metamorphosis, you simple eating machine!

If a woman dyes her hair, and you don’t notice … ouch.

Later Caterpillar told his wife, “You’ll never catch me going up in one of those things.”

…I got it. It’s the flaps. You’ve come of age.

LOL

Just call him “Clueless Caterpillar.”

Another caterpillar might say, “You’re voice sounds familiar, …”

“You got your wings. What are you still doing here?”

Honestly speaking, metamorphosis would never cease to amaze me. So many creatures have such different phases in their lives. I’m awestruck at what Mother Nature can do.

Pretty much me after my wife had the kitchen remodeled while I was away…

Haven’t seen you for a while? Have you been cocooning during Covid?

I think you’ll find that (n)either is correct (says this grammarian). It’s called “linguistic evolution.” Just sayin’…

It’s the moustache!

Duh!

The speaker used good English form.

“ Those wings make your ass look….skinny, actually!