JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for February 01, 2012
January 31, 2012
February 02, 2012
Transcript:
Which is correct -"somebody" or "someone"? It doesn't matter. use whichever one you'd like. someone left their shoes in the middle of the floor! You should've used "somebody" in that case.
palepink Premium Member almost 13 years ago
No way. She’s not going to pounce on “their” used as a singular pronoun?
Dani Rice almost 13 years ago
I swear Mom is based on my mother – Grammar Nazi and horrible driver. My mother didn’t drive – she lurched. One pedal or the other on the floor.
sea Premium Member almost 13 years ago
It’s “Someone (or somebody) left his or her shoes in the middle of the floor,” not THEIR shoes. Mr. Armstrong needs to agree on singular or plural! (One of my grammatical pet peeves!)
hippogriff almost 13 years ago
In a near-future novel setting, I use hizzer. It didn’t get published.
denyjm almost 13 years ago
The American Heritage College Dictionary says that someone and somebody are synonyms and are basically interchangeable. But both are SINGULAR. Grandma should have said to Marcy: Someone left His or Her shoes in the hallway.
Phatts almost 13 years ago
… “some fool left shoes in the middle of the floor!”
cozy3952 almost 13 years ago
“Who’s shoes are these in the middle of the floor?!” “Pick them up please!”
tegm almost 13 years ago
well, at least she tried! :D
robbarmstrong Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Sorry “cozy3952” it’s “whose”, not “Who’s”
Hunter7 almost 13 years ago
@cozy3952 … please? No, no, no. Mom would not use please. At least, not the ones I know..
….trip …. These shoes in the middle of the floor are going in the GARBAGE!
crystalwizard almost 13 years ago
every time “mom” gets going on her grammar garbage, i stop reading this strip for a while.