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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration 
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That "this" (meaning the English Workshop,) would happen "eventually!" By which I assumed that I'd have plenty of time to gather what little wits I have about me and to prepare. But, once again I failed to realize that Ron's as awesome as he is. So, allow me a bit of time, so that sometime later today I can come back in with something worthwhile! |
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Miss Behavin' Member
since 1999-06-16
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HEY YOU GUYS!!!!! The teacher is gonna be LATE!!!!  |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Wits you have aplenty perhaps not what you meant the wits you have my friend are 'laughter heaven sent'  |
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Ron
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-05-19
Posts 8669Michigan, US |
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Craig Member
since 1999-06-10
Posts 444 |
I was only trying to help!!! Honest guv.!! By the way is this English English we’re are talking about or American English, because I’m in desperate need of some help with the former.  Yes, I admit your general rule. That every poet is a fool: But I myself may serve to show it. That every fool is not a poet. |
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Ron
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-05-19
Posts 8669Michigan, US |
Craig, you raise another really good point. I guess that makes up for precipitating this forum a bit earlier than Chris anticipated. Believe it or not, in spite of my own very-American background, I've been getting pretty good at recognizing non-American English. A surprisingly large number of the poems at the main site have been written in England, Australia, New Zealand, and other English speaking nations. A smaller percent come from Africa, Italy, Asia, and other locations where English is spoken as a second (or third) language. As a result my vocabulary now includes things like doon, knickers (quite different from the verb "knicked," by the way), and I have learned that a car boot is much like a garage sale. My geography has improved immensely, and my spelling dictionary now includes a great many words I would never have "coloured" with an added "u" were it not for my international friends. In sincerely hope Munda, Craig, and all our other non-American poets will join us in here and keep us on the straight and narrow, pointing out where us poor, johnny-come-lately Americans make assumptions that are valid only in our rather small corner of the world. I know there are a lot of English words and idioms you won't find in an American dictionary. I know there are variant spellings of words you will find. But do the rules of grammar and "good writing" (as opposed to formal writing) differ? Do cliches (which run rampant in this paragraph) exist which few Americans have ever heard? I look forward to being educated. |
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