During a conversation with Joey, Ross uses air quotes to indicate that he believes Joey's actions were intentional. Joey states that he doesn't understand the gesture and uses it incorrectly when expressing his regret.
Professor Ashford critiques the version of "Death Be Not Proud" by English poet, John Donne, that Vivian Bearing uses because it is incorrectly punctuated. The punctuation within a poem can give it an entirely different meaning.
Nick teaches his son how to think about the writing prompt that his teacher assigned him. He encourages his son to think beyond the parameters that his teacher set for the prompt and reinforces the idea that you are never wrong if you are able to argue correctly.