Reading poetry
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Re: Reading poetry
The prolongated application of a polysyllabic vocabulary infallibly exercises a deleterious influence on the fecundity of expression, rendering the ultimate tendency apocryphal.
Wha !
translation; if you use a lot of big words they won't know what you are talking about.
Wha !
translation; if you use a lot of big words they won't know what you are talking about.
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" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
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Re: Reading poetry
Holy shit neville I was confused enough with Glenny putting WOT !
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Re: Reading poetry
struth mate if id'a said half of them words Id'a run outa breathe
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Re: Reading poetry
I know a 4 letter word that would sit well here.....
....c h i l l. (aw no. It's 5.....Neviiille?)
....c h i l l. (aw no. It's 5.....Neviiille?)
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Re: Reading poetry
Mate, your prognostications are overly copius for a bloke of my diminutive intellect ...
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Manfred and all, Is inversion wrong and bad? Serious question.
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Re: Reading poetry
Why Dave? Are the big words getting to you Mate? Are you thinking of sticking your head between you knees and kissing your inversion goodbye??
Oh sorry you were being serious......uuum.....I don't know.
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Re: Reading poetry
... at all costs, inversions are best avoided.Dave Smith wrote:Manfred and all, Is inversion wrong and bad? Serious question.
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Tanks muchly Manfred.
Maureen yes I deserved that.
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