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English as a crime scene

Blog Posted by Alison A Smith nee Howarth: 8/7/2026 5:57:00 AM

I have created a series of humorous poems on the topic of English as a crime scene

Part 1: The Newspaper front page. : The Daily Parser.

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_daily_parser_1842047#comments

Part 2: The Interogation: Case File #26

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/case_file_26_1842054

There are plans for more if people are interested.

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David Crandall

August 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM

For sure - these are fun reads!

Brian Strand

August 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM

Perhaps Alison 'lock up & throw away the key' the mistaken prefix 'contri'..there ain't no such thing ..(& its confederate criminal prefix 'distri' ) also the letter ' h' is 'aitch' not 'haitch' & needs a silence in court command😭

Alison A Smith nee Howarth

August 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM

LOL...yes so many ... Maybe even a go back to school. 😂

Alison A Smith nee Howarth

August 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM

For those who would like a long read. PART 1,2,3,4. Have been placed as a short story. Which is the newspaper report, the investigation, the psychologist's interviews and the press conference. I am planning a court scene probably with more suspects or victims. As to further investigations into the English languages crimes. Working on them.📖✍️

Natasha L Scragg

August 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM

Read it 😄 Super-fantastic 👏👏👏 love the way you have presented it as a script. Would be a brilliant piece for drama classes or on stage. Recommend to all a read. Its so cleverly done ✔️ 😄😄😄😄

Mark Toney

August 7, 2026 at 10:49 PM

Brilliant concept, Alison. We look forward to you writing the wrongs. 🙂

Alison A Smith nee Howarth

August 8, 2026 at 6:24 AM

Thanks Mark, trying real hard but they keep coming back. Maybe calling for public help may bring out which witch is wich, or maybe their, they're, there. I might have to start a case against spelling. Center or centre, program vs programme. So many....

Natasha L Scragg

August 7, 2026 at 10:42 AM

These are very clever Alison! Yes, bring out more they are funny and educational ☺️😉 Love your Case File #26 .. looking forward to see what Cases you present next 😄😉

Natasha L Scragg

August 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM

The chaos causing vowels... the where, we're, wear and their, there, they're not to mention those words that are duplicate spelled exactly the same with different meanings... could one be falsely accused?? 😆😄 love your creative idea. Wishing you well with it ... sounds like it will be a blast 😄🌸

Alison A Smith nee Howarth

August 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM

Thank you Natasha .... english has a lot to answer for ... this case has yet to face the reporters ... then proceed to court. I think the court case will reveal other cases this is still in the thought phase ( now phase gave me thoughts )❤️

sara Etgen-Baker

August 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM

looked through the two links but am not sure what participation would entail....maybe you could clarify a bit???

Alison A Smith nee Howarth

August 7, 2026 at 3:43 PM

I actually was just looking to see if their was interest in my continuing to create cases on english misdemeanours. Thoughts on what cases I might pursue however would be greatly appreciated.❤️

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