Monthly Archives: July 2020

What is that @%&#ing thing called? The grawlix or obscenicon.

Posted on July 30, 2020 by thebettereditor

Lessons learned from Beetle Bailey and Yosemite Sam Ah, language! Someone recently asked in conversation—quite innocently and without any thoughts of follow-up—what those symbols used in word balloons in the comics are called. You know the ones: when a character … Continue reading →

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