I’ve got a book ready for a publisher … no takers … all about grammar and a full explanation of things like when and where to use all forms of punctuation. Problem is grammar is no longer aught in schools (as it should be).
I love this...but your poem is mostly one big run-on sentence! Ahh! [insert image of brain 'sploding].
I did a full year of English grammar - including punctuation - as part of my Linguistics degree. For a really deep dive, The Transitive Vampire is an entertaining book. Mostly I just look at the pictures now, as much of what I learned 25 years ago has faded away...
My friend have you heard of Standard Written English
That saves obedient grammarians from flailing gibberish
And bumbling eejits from educated American brains
Rumpty, plonkers, berks, prats and thickos are equally inane
Alas, many a story or poem SWE has parsed and wrecked
Long live Shakespeare and his vibrant, expressive and bawdy dialect
Tried to add Brit expressions, not sure if they are shared by our neighbors to the north. What rhyming dictionary do you use - if not the ones online, I highly recommend Willary Espy's "Words to Rhyme With." The lists are interspersed with Espy's creative and witty light verse. It has been my companion for decades.
Ooh that sounds really interesting! My brain tried to think of a fancy lie to answer your question with. It came up blank. I just google "what rhymes with ___".
Omg that song 😆😆😆😆. That's going to be stuck in my head forever. And give me about an hour to spread it around my discord full of writers so that I can pay this curse forward.
Props for using “chutzpah” in a poem. I appreciate punctuation, more so after having to read The Sound and the Fury three times in various English classes. Reading the stream of consciousness portion of the book made me a hater of that style.
My 12th grade English teacher would have a raging erection during and after reading this
😆😆 That's definitely one of the funniest comments I've heard on any of my poems. Thanks Henry.
That was awesome! 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼. I want to use an exclamation point after that, but now I’m afraid.
Don't worry, I had to google stuff to write this 😆. I have to google grammar and spelling an embarrassing amount for a professional writer.
Oh, talk wordy to me ;)
😆😆
This was incredible! You’re a poet, don’t know it! Your feet show it….they’re Longfellow’s. 😂😂😂
😆😆 If there was a poetry snaps emoji I'd use it.
Punctuation: saving lives…
Let’s eat Grandma
Let’s eat, Grandma
😜
Indeed it does. Let's eat Grandma?
She’s a tough old bird… 🤪
I’ve got a book ready for a publisher … no takers … all about grammar and a full explanation of things like when and where to use all forms of punctuation. Problem is grammar is no longer aught in schools (as it should be).
If you think grammar is bad now, wait until our skills atrophy due to AI.
I love this...but your poem is mostly one big run-on sentence! Ahh! [insert image of brain 'sploding].
I did a full year of English grammar - including punctuation - as part of my Linguistics degree. For a really deep dive, The Transitive Vampire is an entertaining book. Mostly I just look at the pictures now, as much of what I learned 25 years ago has faded away...
Brilliant, as always!
Yup, I love me a giant run-on sentence. 😆
You have a linguistics degree? Damn. I'mma just run away now haha.
Thanks for the mechanics grammar lesson.
Glad you liked it :)
Thanks.
I think my head exploded a little.
😆 Sounds about right. My brain is still mush from writing it.
Just popping in to say I’m thrilled you use the em dash with spaces either side as this is my preferred format. No need to jam it all together, bro!
Also, here Down Under 🇦🇺 , we don’t vibe with the Oxford Comma. No need.
Shhh...you'll start a nerdy fight here in the comments 😆😆
What, no interrobang‽
I ran out of digital space.
My friend have you heard of Standard Written English
That saves obedient grammarians from flailing gibberish
And bumbling eejits from educated American brains
Rumpty, plonkers, berks, prats and thickos are equally inane
Alas, many a story or poem SWE has parsed and wrecked
Long live Shakespeare and his vibrant, expressive and bawdy dialect
Tried to add Brit expressions, not sure if they are shared by our neighbors to the north. What rhyming dictionary do you use - if not the ones online, I highly recommend Willary Espy's "Words to Rhyme With." The lists are interspersed with Espy's creative and witty light verse. It has been my companion for decades.
😆😆 That was sensational Liza!!
Ooh that sounds really interesting! My brain tried to think of a fancy lie to answer your question with. It came up blank. I just google "what rhymes with ___".
Dude...I can't believe you forgot the Interrobang!?
Google it!? 😂
😆😆 I saw that before, in a piece I started on the most obscure punctuation. I never finished it. Hmm...perhaps I should dust it off.
I saw it in a documentary if you can believe that lol
Your poem was...brilliant.
Sometimes I forget to
capitalize, but punctuation
rules. As Jason says, this is a rap.
"As Jason says, this is a rap" excellent ending Linda 😆😆
This is extraordinary!
"Apostrophe’s use can be a little obsessive
it’s not their fault that they’re so possessive . . ."
I bow to your wordsmithing. I also flatly refuse to use the Oxford comma. Have you heard this song? https://open.spotify.com/track/0ful4PHfTIxzXiZSZsXQ0H?si=c93ef73284de4c2f
Thanks Jennie!
Omg that song 😆😆😆😆. That's going to be stuck in my head forever. And give me about an hour to spread it around my discord full of writers so that I can pay this curse forward.
Hahaha oh NOOOOOOO! I like it! I didn't mean to create a hellish earworm. Pass on the curse FAST!! 🏃🏻♀️
Props for using “chutzpah” in a poem. I appreciate punctuation, more so after having to read The Sound and the Fury three times in various English classes. Reading the stream of consciousness portion of the book made me a hater of that style.
I use chutzpah every chance I get! It took me too long to learn how to spell not to use it 😆
Ooh Faulkner--he's a TOUGH read. I do love him, but I know what you mean.
I found I preferred his short stories over the novels.