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Writing, Life, and Questions
A couple of things, dear readers… November has snuck up on me this year. Normally, I’m doing NaNoWriMo at this point. I haven’t missed one since college. However, I don’t know that I’ll do NaNo this year. I think taking my focus off of what I’m doing to write 50,000 words (which turns into whole other books I need to finish and edit) is really doing myself a disservice this year. I don’t need another book in my head. I need to finish the one that I’m editing now and get the darn thing sent off already. If, instead of doing NaNo, I focus on editing (rewrites, the bane of…
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Under the SPELL of English
Under the SPELL of English, by Arthur Bennett Would you like to be Carnegie’s heir,With never a worry or ceir?That most of us would is well understould.One who would not would surely be reir. When one makes a hole in eightIt’s a very sad story to releightBad work with the putter and he will mutter“I’ll correct that at some leighter deight.” Once there was an infantry colonelWho fought where the blitz was infolonelWant to know the result? You’d better consultThe obituary writ in the Jolonel. The groom advanced down the aisleWith a smaisle he thought to begaisleThe crowd into thinking he wasn’t shrinkingBut was scared to death all the whaisle.…
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The English Joke Read Around the World…
Twenty-one Reasons Why English Is Hard to Learn 1. The bandage was wound around the wound.2. The farm was used to produce produce.3. The dump was so full it had to refuse more refuse.4. We must polish the Polish furniture.5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.7. Since there was no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.10. I did not object to the object.11. The insurance was invalid for the…
