In defense of Comic Sans
Jannah Sheriff/Staff
Comic Sans, the font that launched a thousand memes, was unleashed on the world in 1994. It’s been absolute chaos ever since. But what is it about a simple font that sparks so much debate?
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Using Korean words that don’t translate to English
Jericho Tang/File
Having grown up in South Korea, I can’t describe all of my feelings in English. Here is a list of Korean words without a direct English translation!
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Furspeech: The ‘purrfect’ constructed language of furries
Jannah Sheriff /Staff
Regardless of your opinions on furspeech, its consistent fan base and ability to permeate through several cultures under one constructed language is pretty “purrrfect” in itself.
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Read the fine print: The cliche for your personality type
Jannah Sheriff/Staff
While you can’t judge a book by its cover, perhaps your Myers-Briggs Type Indicator can judge which cliche matches your personality.
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‘Night eyes’: Copy editors share the rules they can’t unsee
After you get trained as a copy editor at The Daily Californian, it becomes virtually impossible to stop copy editing everything and anything you read. This, my friend, is what we Daily Cal copy editors like to call “night eyes.”
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What’s so special about you? The weighted words of the happy birthday song
While much can be said about the legal ethics, or lack thereof, of copyrighting the “Happy Birthday to You” song we all love, something else can be asked about the situation itself: What made the song so valuable?
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Nip it in the butt: Commonly misused phrases to stop using
In most casual conversations, your friends won’t decipher your mistakes, but if you’re trying to sound impressive or are speaking to the grammar police, you will want to practice your understanding of the English language. Here are some of the big phrasal mistakes to look out for.
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Teeter-totters, tetherball and tongue twisters: Linguistics on the playground
The few masters of the toughest tongue twisters earned playground glory. But who knew there was more to Peter Piper’s pick or the woodchuck’s chucking?
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Written in the stars: Your punctuation mark based on your zodiac sign
Whether it be our universe or our writing, there’s always something to govern our decisions. Zodiac signs rule the stars, and punctuation marks rule our writing — so why not combine the two?
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Actively defending the passive
While it’s considered a good rule of thumb to write in the active voice, writing in the passive voice can have its benefits.
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