Ozy and Millie
Wisdom for short attention spans.
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- The gay unicorn agenda July 26, 2017Did you catch the reveal of Max’s parents in this week’s strips? I’ve actually known all along that Max has lesbian parents. I’ve been waiting for years for it to come up organically. And it actually did in the forthcoming Phoebe and Her Unicorn In: The Magic Storm, which is due out in October. So […]Dana Simpson
- School Library Journal June 28, 2017SLJ’s Brigid Alverson interviewed me for a great article about LGBTQ representation in comics. I’m quoted in the article, but I said a lot more, and apparently it was interesting enough that she also published the whole interview. Read more →Dana Simpson
- I am a geek and these are my secret loves June 27, 2017I contributed a story to Dark Horse Comics’s The Secret Loves of Geeks. Some other amazing contributors, too. Check it out. Read more →Dana Simpson
- Music Monday April 17, 2017Scandanavia does many things well. Including songs. Read more →Dana Simpson
- Unicorn Crossing March 29, 2017Hooray! New book! Read more →Dana Simpson
- There’s No Place Like Home February 28, 2017I’m headed back to Seattle, land of my youth. And my early adulthood. And my early middle adulthood. Look for me at Emerald City comic con this weekend! Booth 512. The Collapsar booth. (Collapsar is a loose group of people I’ve been splitting an ECCC booth with for several years.)Â Read more →Dana Simpson
- Music Monday December 12, 2016I’m pretty sure I’m stealing that tradition from someone. Possible Atrios? I’m too lazy to check. This is my favorite REM song. Read more →Dana Simpson
- Friday Cat Blogging November 25, 2016Me: Hey, look how Sofia’s posed on the landing! It’s a perfect photo opportunity! *grabs phone, lines up shot* Sofia: Took too long! You snooze you lose. Read more →Dana Simpson
- At the end of the tour November 21, 2016Three weeks. Like 16 elementary schools and some bookstores too, from south of LA all the way up to Portland. And I met a LOT of incredible kids, and adults too. I’m still processing it all…thanks, everybody. Read more →Dana Simpson
- Upcoming appearances October 29, 2016As you can see on the left side of this page, I’ve got a couple bookstore appearances coming up. If you’re in the San Francisco Bay area or near Portland, Oregon, come out and see me! Read more →Dana Simpson
But… but language changes all the time!
Language may change, but there are already ways to emphasize a word without misusing quotation marks and using apostrophes incorrectly just makes you look like a dunce. After all, there is a difference between it’s and its for a reason.
to be honest it’s should be spelled differently altogether, the use of an apostrophe in a contraction is rational iff the contraction is not so common as to constitute a common construct or to be assumed in writing. however the contraction it is, should not be confused with its.
c when pronounced as a soft s, in my view should never be written c except before e. ch ought to not to be pronounced k. words taken from foreign languages should retain accents in accordance to the original spelling.
Also not all change in language is innately good, e.g. I think that the loss of productivity, is actually a loss of expressiveness.
since you both seam to disagree, their are some spelling reforms that would at-least make some sense.
as for spelling reform, as for plural, streets’/breadz’ would be more aesthetically pleasing, than always using the same plural suffix. ŋ or ŋg should in all casses of ng, where ng is pronounce ŋ/ŋ.g, in order to retain a more distinctive shape, ŋ would become ŋŋ when used as at the end of a complete word. the letter þorn should be reintroduced. actually we should probably reinstate all letters lost in senseless spelling reforms.
I think the quotes thing is partly due to people who are used to TV Tropes markup. In that, single quote marks doubled up are used to create italics, and I for one have caught myself doing that in other forums.
If Sammy Hagar can have a hit with a song protesting the 55 MPH Speed Limit. far as I’m concerned, EVERYTHING’S on the table
What annoys me is that hardly anyone uses adverbs anymore. It seems that adding the -ly to a word is too much effort. What also annoys me is people who dont understand how to use apostrophe’s.
Weird Al Yankovic did a better written song with this concept. It’s called “Word crimes.”
Millie was just born too late.