Comic #4372: words

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Here’s a transcription of the comic, including the dialogue:

Panel 1:

• Character 1: "WHAT DID YOU SAY MISS?!"
• Character 2: "CALM DOWN! I SAID 'FECK', AS IN 'THAT WHICH ONE WHO IS FECKLESS LACKS.'"

Panel 2:

• Character 2: "OH SURE, ONE MUST ADMIT THAT, IN CERTAIN CHIEFLY NORTHERN BRITISH ACCENTS, THE WORD COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR A SWEAR, BUT REALLY MOM, DO YOU WANT YOUR REIGN TO BE REMEMBERED AS AN ERA OF PUNISHMENTS METED OUT FOR ARBITRARILY MALIGNED PHONEMES?"

Panel 3:

• Character 2: "THEY'RE RANDOM BUT NOT ARBITRARY. EVERY CULTURE HAS TABOO WORDS, AND BRAIN SCANS SHOW RECOGNIZABLE EFFECTS WHEN THOSE PARTICULAR TERMS ARE USED."

Panel 4:

• Character 1: "YOU'RE NOT MORE ENLIGHTENED ABOUT LANGUAGE. YOU'RE MORE IGNORED ABOUT SOCIAL CUES."

Panel 5:

• Character 2: "WELL THAT'S BULLSHIT!"

Panel 6:

• Character 1: "YOU ARE GROUNDED."

This transcription captures the dialogue and context of the comic.