Grammah

Put it down to a grey-haired obsession;
Participles are a vexed question.
Even though it sounds quaint,
Elegant it ain't,
Robbing gerunds of their possessions!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Slaughter Avatar
August 27, 2022 at 10:41 AM
Hmm...and here all this time I thought that "grammah" is what is taught in Southern schools. And I think this piece is both "elegant" and "quaint", Elizabeth.
Mccann Avatar
August 29, 2022 at 3:42 AM
Nice one, Jim! It's also found in Australia as in supah! or loitah. The "r's" are saved for ending words like verander and pander. The bear, I mean. But, having been heah for yeahs, I'm now bilingual. Elizabeth
Rose  Avatar
August 23, 2022 at 9:46 AM
what a fun limerick , an oh so true, have a wonderful day dear Liz
Mccann Avatar
August 23, 2022 at 4:02 PM
I'm glad it's fun! I need a dose of it now and then! Elizabeth
Wolf Avatar
August 21, 2022 at 6:25 PM
So utterly clever!! A FAVE for me. Thanks, Gershon
Mccann Avatar
August 21, 2022 at 9:09 PM
Lovely to hear from you, Gershon. I appreciate your comments! Elizabeth
Gorelick Avatar
August 21, 2022 at 6:13 PM
Clever, intelligent and funny! Before I got on this site, I couldn't even spell poet, and now I are one! Robert
Mccann Avatar
August 21, 2022 at 9:14 PM
Dear po-it, so sweet of you to comment! Led me to have a look at yours- very nice. I will keep an eye on you. Elizabeth
Leffanta Avatar
August 19, 2022 at 11:26 AM
Dangling past particples should be censored? Aloha!
Mccann Avatar
August 19, 2022 at 3:50 PM
Dang, I had to try to remember what a dangling participle was! They do create some funny pictures. Thanks, Rico, You caught me out! Elizabeth
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August 19, 2022 at 8:26 AM
Now, let me see. Hmmm...gerunds end in -ing; infinitives are introduced by the word "to," now how do I identify a participle? Let me get out my grammah book! Wonderful, simply wonderful, Elizabeth.
Mccann Avatar
August 19, 2022 at 3:51 PM
Thank you, Milt. So sweet of you. Elizabeth
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