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WCDT - October 24th to October 28th, 2022 (strips #4901 to #4905)
traroth:
Emmett's life is one huge uninterrupted adventure.
BenRG:
Emmett really is a kid who has adventures, aren't they? It isn't really bad luck or stupidity. They get bored and I have a feeling that their parents really give them too much freedom and latitude. They're sort of Sam without caring guardians. I'm not saying that Emmett's mother doesn't care, it's just that she's much slower to examine what they're doing and her concerns are all triggered by the wrong things such as who they're with being a bad influence (Sam) rather than monitoring the things that they are absorbing from social media that seem to be the real issue here.
Sam is a girl who rushes out into the wilderness to see what she can find.
Emmett is a teen who watches TicTok videos and then tries all the most dangerous 'challenges' because it seems interesting.
Tova:
Sam took the Summon Emmett Feat, I guess.
ihaveavoice:
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--- Quote from: Gyrre on 25 Oct 2022, 20:30 ---Also, today's strip: PRONOUN CONFUSION.
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When two named female characters talk about another character using pronouns...
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They literally always have to use pronouns to talk about another character? Unless they're gonna be all, "John is cross with us. John is in the woods. Something has happened to John, but John will not explain."
Can someone explain the "PRONOUN CONFUSION" joke? The characters all seem to know they're talking about Emmett and not someone else.
Tova:
--- Quote from: Perfectly Reasonable on 27 Oct 2022, 06:48 ---
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 25 Oct 2022, 20:30 ---Also, today's strip: PRONOUN CONFUSION.
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When two named female characters talk about another character using pronouns...
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Fine, I will elaborate.
“My best friend Emmett is from Canada! They…”
They as in Emmett not as in Canada. An easy one. After completing the sentence and backtracking.
“…can give you tips on how to navigate their…”
They as in Canada not Emmett. Also easy but requires backtracking once you get to the end of the sentence.
“My Dad’s always anxious about Emmett because of their chequered past…”
Probably their as in Emmett but it could legitimately refer to Dad and Emmett, so ambiguous.
“their rich and unique culture.”
From context presumably their as in Canada's this time, but could be their as in Emmett's, or it could be their's as in Dad's and Emmett's…
Nothing dramatic really, just my little joke.
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