Thursday, 19 December 2024

Dec 17, 2024 00:43


The one where April is stared at in confusion when she talks like screenwriter's idea of what a child is.

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howtheduck December 17 2024, 05:44:37 UTC


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dreadedcandiru2 December 17 2024, 05:50:59 UTC
Cartoonists have trouble admitting that children know the right pronunciation of words. We see the same thing in Family Circus.

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howtheduck December 17 2024, 08:13:10 UTC

Yes. The dialogue is the same no matter where it is presented. The cartoonist is not worried about those kinds of details, because by-and-large, their readers are not concerned about them. We are the ones who appreciate when it is done right.

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dreadedcandiru2 December 17 2024, 10:45:06 UTC

The average reader also tends to think a child who cannot pronounce the t-h sound in thing believes the word is pronounced fing so there's that too.

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dreadedcandiru2 December 19 2024, 08:11:59 UTC

Lynn's Comments:

The fact that Lynn can marvel at the obvious and inevitable:

When my granddaughter was losing her baby teeth, it was apparent that inflation has happened in the fairy world, too. A tooth under the pillow is now worth 5 bucks!

reminds us of what boomer lens cap stupidity is.

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