Languages Cartoons

"We'll start out by speaking in simple declarative sentences."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC123995
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3691x4173 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
language, languages, linguistic, linguistics, education, educate, educating, teach, teaching, history, historic, historical, learn, learning, speak, speaking, oral history, stone age, stone ages, iron age, iron ages, neanderthal, neanderthals, homo erectus, homo sapien, homo sapiens, caveman, cavemen, cave man, cave men, cave-man, cave-men, prehistory, prehistoric, cave, caves, declarative, simple, simplicity, complicate, complicated, complex, progress, progression, progressions, progressive

'Oxymoron'

Artist:
Steiner, Peter
Search ID:
CC43210
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1400x1683 pixels (unwatermarked)
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pun, puns, word play, play on words, linguistic, linguistics, language, languages, language joke, oxymoron, oxen, ox, cow, cows, cattle, animal, animals, farm, farming, moron, morons, explanation, explanatory, explanatory joke, stupidity, stupid, idiot, idiocy

"Your vocabulary is enlarged."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
Search ID:
CC27945
High Res:
1508x1534 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
lit, literature, literary, literatures, lit major, vocab, vocabulary, words, word, language, languages, brain, brains, smart, smarter, smartness, intelligent, intelligence, brain, brains, x-ray, xray, x ray, scan, scans, scanned, medical, doctor, doctors, consultant, consultants, surgery, surgeon, skull, skulls, exam, examination, appointment, word, words, play on words, word play

"We've decided that it will be better for his later development if we speak to him only in legalese."

Artist:
Dernavich, Drew
Search ID:
CC125557
High Res:
5086x3356 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
child, children, baby, babies, infant, infants, newborn, newborns, new baby, new babies, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, new parents, family, families, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, new mothers, new mom, new moms, new mum, new mums, dad, dads, father, fathers, fatherhood, new dad, new dads, new father, new fathers, raising a child, raising children, proud parent, proud parents, life lessons, learn, learning, teach, teaching, language, languages, fluent, fluency, bilingual, law, legalese, legal, lawyer, lawyers, career, careers, job, jobs, profession, professions, dream, dreams, ambition, ambitions, future career, future lawyer, maturity, grow up, growing up, develop, development

'100% Grammatically Correct Popular Tunes'

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC35074
High Res:
1833x1837 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
language, languages, english, singing, album, albums, music, musical, musically, song, songs, songbook, tune, tunes, grammar, grammatical, grammatically, grammars, grammar rules, play on words, word play, word-play, cd, fuddy, fuddy duddy, killjoy, kill joy, modern, modern life, criticism, grammar nazi, grammar-nazi, grammarnazi, grammar nazis, grammar-nazis

Genius Grants and Recipients

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC25077
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796x2994 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
money, grants, grant, academic, academia, academics, education, educational, higher education, government, governments, governmental, scientific research, research grant, research, research grants, science, scientific, scientist, scientists, scientifically, discovery, discover, experiments, experiment, experimental, experimenting, language, languages, cliche, cliches, clichés, cliché, blonde, blondes, woodchuck, wood chuck, gum

"And this tattoo is an old English proverb."

Artist:
Gregory, Alex
Search ID:
CC139113
High Res:
4618x3783 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
tattoo, tattoos, tattooing, tattooed, bad tattoos, bad tattoo, arm, arms, chinese, japanese, korea, china, japan, korea, asia, asian, character, characters, symbol, symbols, kanji, pagoda, design, english, language, languages, foreign language, foreign languages, meaning, meanings, proverb, proverbs, role reversal, reversed roles, cultural appropriation, stereotype, stereotypes

"Don't sweat the Castilian pronunciation."

Artist:
Gregory, Alex
Search ID:
CC43270
High Res:
2808x2593 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
spain, spanish, pronounce, pronunciation, enunciation, taco, tacos, mexican, mexicans, drive-through, drive though, drive-thru, drive thru, low cuisine, fast food, fast-food, foods, castilian, sarcastic, sarcasm, language, languages, latin america, latino, latin-america, hispanic, hispania

Berlitz Guide to Dentalese.

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC139508
High Res:
3030x2733 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
language learning, learning languages, language, languages, translation, translations, interpret, interpretation, interpretations, dentist, dentists, going to the dentist, this won't hurt, dentalese, dental pain, dental work, dentist's office, dentist's offices, dental office, dental offices, cavity, cavities, teeth, teeth cleaning, irony, doublespeak, double-speak, say one thing mean another, pain, painful, hurt, hurts, mild discomfort

"Doesn't anyone ever say 'please' anymore?"

Artist:
Twohy, Mike
Search ID:
CC25155
High Res:
2039x1767 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
law, lawyer, lawyers, courtroom, courtrooms, witness, witnesses, under oath, oaths, attorney, attorneys, prosecution, defense, defense attorney, defendant, cross examine, cross-examine, question, questioning, the stand, stand, anger, annoyed, manners, mannered, polite, politeness, judge, judges, trial, trials, language, languages, cliche, cliches, unfounded, annoyance, undue, inappropriate

Berlitz guide to Scamese

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC134563
High Res:
2983x2826 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
language, languages, foreign language, foreign languages, language learning, translate, translation, translations, interpret, interpretation, interpretations, english, scamese, scam, con, trick, fraud, scam artist, scam artists, scammer, scammers, con men, spam, spammer, spammers, spam mail, spam e-mail, spam e-mails, span email, spam emails, junk, junk mail, junk email, junk emails, junk e-mail, junk e-mails, nigerian prince scam, nigerian prince scams, money, send money, 419 scam, 419 scams, internet crime, internet security, internet scam, crime, crimes, internet, email, emails, e-mail, e-mails, modern life

"My witness doesn't understand me."

Artist:
Duffy, J. C.
Search ID:
CC123089
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3329x3248 pixels (unwatermarked)
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law, lawyer, lawyers, judge, judges, judging, judicial, judiciary, jury, juror, jurors, court, courts, courtroom, court room, courthouse, court house, court of law, trial, trials, persecution, persecutor, legal, legality, legals, jargon, jargons, language, languages, word, words, play on words, word-play, word play, drinking, drink, drinker, bar, bars, the bar, barister, barrister

(Gallerie Martorelli) (Art-Babble spoken here)

Artist:
Cullum, Leo
Search ID:
CX301323
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4400x3400 pixels (unwatermarked)
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gallery, galleries, art gallery, art galleries, art talk, art speak, art babble, art-babble, artsy fartsy, pretentious, pretension, pretentiousness, art market, the art market, language, languages, different language, different languages, foreign language, foreign languages, selling art, modern art, abstract art, modern artist, modern artists

"Francophobe meet Francophile."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
Search ID:
CC52873
High Res:
2874x2400 pixels (unwatermarked)
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party, parties, cocktail party, cocktail parties, guest, guests, introductions, introducing, language, languages, foreign language, foreign languages, french, francophile, francophobe, unlikely friendship, unlikely friendships, opposites, opposites attract, relationship, relationships, word play, wordplay

"I can't put it into layman's language for you. I don't know any layman's language."

Artist:
Fradon, Dana
Search ID:
CC51449
High Res:
1700x1796 pixels (unwatermarked)
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layman, laymen, language, languages, pretentious, pretentiousness, elite, elites, elitist, elitists, elitism, translate, translates, translating, translation, translations, translator, translators, dumb down, dumbs down, dumbing down, education, highly educated, expert, experts, expertise, out of touch, ivory tower, ivory towers

"It's pronounced 'hee-la' monster. The 'g' sounds like an 'h.' "

Artist:
Cullum, Leo
Search ID:
CC31892
High Res:
2063x1677 pixels (unwatermarked)
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hospital, hospitals, clinic, clinics, doctor's office, doctor's office, medical, medicine, doctor, doctors, patient, patients, health, health care, healthcare, animal, animals, lizard, lizards, reptile, reptiles, gila monster, gila monsters, language, languages, pronunciation, english, unhelpful, wasting time, biting, bite, emergency, emergencies

(Woof!) (My word! I believe I'm speaking french!)

Artist:
Cullum, Leo
Search ID:
CX302252
High Res:
4400x3400 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
language, languages, foreign language, foreign languages, animal, animals, talking dog, talking dogs, talking animal, talking animals, talking pet, talking pets, dog, dogs, pup, pups, puppy, puppies, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, dog owner, dog owners

"Dear Diary: Today I picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Artist:
Levin, Arnie
Search ID:
CC29757
High Res:
2113x1853 pixels (unwatermarked)
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play on words, word play, word-play, tongue twister, twister, riddle, tongue twisters, nursery rhyme, nursery rhymes, peter piper, piper, pickled peppers, diary, dear diary, brain bender, hard to say, speak, speaking, language, languages, hat, hats, spin off, spin offs, parody, parodied, parodies, kid, kids, for kids, book, books, bookish, book worm, book worms, book lover, book lovers

"I don't actually speak them, but I know the names of lots of languages."

Artist:
Cullum, Leo
Search ID:
CX302675
High Res:
4400x3400 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
bar, bars, pub, pubs, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, couple, couples, dating, date, dates, flirting, pick-up line, pick-up lines, pickup line, pickup lines, pick up line, pick up lines, showing off, show-off, show-offs, show off, show offs, unimpressive, language, languages, bilingual, multilingual, unexceptional, unremarkable, man, men

"Speak"

Artist:
Barsotti, Charles
Search ID:
CC36370
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3198x1783 pixels (unwatermarked)
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language, languages, cubist, cubism, game, games, trick, tricks, training, dog, dogs, dog owner, dog owners, pup, puppy, puppies, animal, animals, teach, teaching, english, spanish, art, artist, artists

"You'll have to phrase it another way. They have no word for 'fetch.' "

Artist:
Dernavich, Drew
Search ID:
CC124224
High Res:
4621x2690 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
cat, cats, dogs, dog, language, languages, culture, cultures, different languages, different cultures, cultural differences, negotiate, negotiations, negotiation, political negotiation, political negotiations, translate, translating, translator, translators, interpreter, interpreting, interpreters, political leader, political leaders, adviser, advisers, advisor, advisors, political adviser, political advisers, political advisor, political advisors, fetch, fetching, playing fetch

(Dart! ….. I pressed the button for instructions in Spanish!)

Artist:
Cullum, Leo
Search ID:
CX302097
High Res:
4400x3400 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
atm, cash machine, cash point, bank, banks, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, dog owner, dog owners, dog, dogs, pup, pups, puppy, puppies, animal, animals, relatable, modern life, mistake, mistakes, language, languages

"Ywhubenqmfpki, Y-W-H-U-B-E-N-Q-M-F-P-K-I, ywhubenqmfpki."

Artist:
Eckstein, Bob
Search ID:
CC136756
High Res:
2987x2296 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
science fiction, sci fi, scifi, sci-fi, alien, aliens, extra terrestrial, extra terrestrials, extra-terrestrial, extra-terrestrials, spelling, spelling bee, spelling bees, spell, spells, letter, letters, word, words, parody, parodies, school, schools, competition, competitions, language, languages

"Certainly. A party of four at seven-thirty in the name of Dr. Jennings. May I ask whether that is an actual medical degree or a Ph.D.?"

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
Search ID:
CC30685
High Res:
2432x1797 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
restaurant, restaurants, dining out, eating out, eating, dining, reserving, reservation, reservations, dinner, waiter, waiters, server, servers, host, hosts, booking, name, names, language, languages, english, grammar, honorific, honorifics, title, titles, prefix, prefixes, dr, dr., doctor, doctors, medical, medicine, education, degree, degrees, postgraduate, postgraduates, phd, ph.d., postgraduate doctoral degree, customer service, service, rude, bad manners

"We think you could gain much wider support simply by re-languaging your bigotry."

Artist:
Haefeli, William
Search ID:
CC124118
High Res:
3432x2934 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
language, lingo, languages, speak, speaking, public speaking, speech, slang, slangs, phrase, phrasing, jargon, jargons, implied, imply, implication, implicate, implications, spin, spinning, spin doctor, media spin, support, supporting, underhand, underhanded, pr, public relations, present, presentation, bigotry, bigot, bigots, activist, activism