3229: Grammar

2026-04-07T01:14:20Z

2607:FB91:3CC:D654:AC39:8397:691F:1422: Undo revision 409765 by 2607:FB91:3CC:D654:AC39:8397:691F:1422 (talk)

{{comic
| number = 3229
| date = April 6, 2026
| title = Grammar
| image = grammar_2x.png
| imagesize = 227x312px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Communication is one of the most popular ways to transmit information, ahead of rivals such as
}}

==Explanation==
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[[Miss Lenhart]] is shown teaching a classroom about {{w|grammar}}. Grammar is a system and set of rules to describe how a certain language is structured. This is useful to make communication standardized and clear with little to no difficulty for parsing. In this comic, Miss Lenhart claims that grammar is "''one'' of the most popular ways to structure a language". She also presents two alternative methods that competed to substitute grammar, yet evidently never took off to be implemented in common speech, and also appear to be nonsensical in nature. Despite this, they've gained their own endonyms:

;Words order words random words words random good
:This form of alternative grammar arbitrarily consists of words that vaguely help understanding the overall sentence.

;EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
:This is the strangest of the two. It might be referencing a scream as a form of communication (albeit an unreliable one)

The title text seems to continue Lenhart's lecture, as she moves to {{w|communication}}. Similar to the subject of grammar, she begins to pose some rival methods thereof, but seems to cut off before naming the first one. This may reference {{w|nonverbal communication}} (which is communication without oral means) but this is a subset of communication. Either Miss Lenhart has transferred into another mode of transmitting information to self-demonstrate (that may be impossible to render textually) or lack thereof, as the sudden stop in the middle of the sentence could be a joke for how there no other ways to convey information without communication. Still, this doesn't rule out other possible alternatives to communication, as Lenhart implies that other methods exist. Nonetheless, self-demonstrating lack of communication would not be useful here without further explanation, as abruptly ceasing to provide more information could instill confusion in her students.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}

:[Miss Lenhart is teaching in a classroom. Two students can be seen sitting at desks in front of her, [[Cueball]] in the first row and [[Megan]] in the second row.]
:Miss Lenhart: '''Grammar''' is one of the most popular ways to structure a language, ahead of rival methods such as '''words order words random words words random good''' and '''EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE'''.

{{comic discussion}}<noinclude>

[[Category:Comics featuring Miss Lenhart]]
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
[[Category:Language]]

3229: Grammar

2026-04-07T01:13:26Z

2607:FB91:3CC:D654:AC39:8397:691F:1422: /* Transcript */ maybe this is better cat

{{comic
| number = 3229
| date = April 6, 2026
| title = Grammar
| image = grammar_2x.png
| imagesize = 227x312px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Communication is one of the most popular ways to transmit information, ahead of rivals such as
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|This page was created recently by a EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}

[[Miss Lenhart]] is shown teaching a classroom about {{w|grammar}}. Grammar is a system and set of rules to describe how a certain language is structured. This is useful to make communication standardized and clear with little to no difficulty for parsing. In this comic, Miss Lenhart claims that grammar is "''one'' of the most popular ways to structure a language". She also presents two alternative methods that competed to substitute grammar, yet evidently never took off to be implemented in common speech, and also appear to be nonsensical in nature. Despite this, they've gained their own endonyms:

;Words order words random words words random good
:This form of alternative grammar arbitrarily consists of words that vaguely help understanding the overall sentence.

;EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
:This is the strangest of the two. It might be referencing a scream as a form of communication (albeit an unreliable one)

The title text seems to continue Lenhart's lecture, as she moves to {{w|communication}}. Similar to the subject of grammar, she begins to pose some rival methods thereof, but seems to cut off before naming the first one. This may reference {{w|nonverbal communication}} (which is communication without oral means) but this is a subset of communication. Either Miss Lenhart has transferred into another mode of communication to self-demonstrate (that may be impossible to render textually) or lack thereof, as the sudden stop in the middle of the sentence could be a joke for how there no other ways to convey information. Still, this doesn't deduce the other possible alternatives to communication, as Lenhart implies of other methods. Nonetheless, self-demonstrating lack of communication would not be of good taste here without further explanation, as abruptly ceasing any more information may instill confusion to her pupils.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}

:[Miss Lenhart is teaching in a classroom. Two students can be seen sitting at desks in front of her, [[Cueball]] in the first row and [[Megan]] in the second row.]
:Miss Lenhart: '''Grammar''' is one of the most popular ways to structure a language, ahead of rival methods such as '''words order words random words words random good''' and '''EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE'''.

{{comic discussion}}<noinclude>

[[Category:Comics featuring Miss Lenhart]]
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
[[Category:Language]]
[[Category:Linguistics]]

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