Thursday, December 8, 2005

Punctuation Comments

Rating: 3.4

Punctuation, stepchild tool of writing
Does not get it’s write-ful due
If we stopped this literate slighting
It would be a literal coup
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Stanley Cooper
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Dr.subhendu Kar 01 November 2016

Really interesting writings, quite eclectic thought!

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Bisy Untan 01 November 2016

Happy to read a variety one. Thank you!

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Rajnish Manga 01 November 2016

I have had the pleasure of reading poems about Maths, poems about Science and about many other subjects, but this one is unique in its emphasis on linguistic perfection. Thanks, Stanley.

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Stephen W 11 July 2015

Very true, so it's odd that the author leaves so much of it out himself. There should be a period on the end of the 2nd line, and a few others. I heartily commend punctuation to rhymers, it makes your stuff easier to read. Leaving it out is just arty-farty, in my view.

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Rhona Aitken 11 July 2015

Yes! Yes! Yes, I really enjoyed this and agree whole-heartedly. Is anyone taught it any more?

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Chinedu Dike 19 April 2015

Nice piece on the essence of punctuation marks. Thanks for sharing.

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Kevin Patrick 03 October 2014

A delightful read, a nice little trip down memory lane for all those times my English teachers would interrogate my use of grammar. This is not just a good poem but its a nice little note for all those poor students that need a little refresher about the proper use of punctuation. Great choice for members poem of the day.

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Michelle Claus 03 October 2014

Cute and clever. Somewhat perplexed by the incorrect use of it's in Stanza 1, Line 2. The use of it's is used for it is, rather than the possessive form its. Since this is an instructional poem about punctuation and writing, ...

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Kay Staley 03 October 2014

Nice job. I could see teachers showing this to their students to help them remember what different punctuation marks are for.

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Akhtar Jawad 03 October 2014

Without proper punctuation, sometimes meaning of a sentence is completely changed. A nice write.

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Dare Onadele 03 October 2014

This is creative. I like it

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Gangadharan Nair Pulingat 03 October 2014

A poem on writing skills and correctness of grammer and averting the literal disaster a beutiful one.

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Jasbir Chatterjee 03 October 2014

Punctuate with punctuation...beautiful, very nice poem indeed...

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Guy Lip-more 20 June 2014

Loved this, a clever write.

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Liliana ~el 03 October 2013

Perfect! ! ! Lovely and great use of the punctuation in demonstrating your point and meaning! Fun and rhyming but with depth :) ... Now, if only there's a poem like this for the grammar of you're, they're, too, and loose, among others! ! ! Very enjoyed :)

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Valerie Dohren 03 October 2013

Some like it, some don't - great poem.

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Deci Hernandez 03 October 2012

If you master this poem, you master english. i love it.10.

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Caroline Bulleck 03 October 2012

I absolutely love this. You incorporated a grammar lesson in a poem and it worked beautifully. Keep up the good work!

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Jasbir Chatterjee 03 October 2012

Quite an interesting poem and certainly deserves to be the poem of the day! Hats off, Stanley!

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Anita Sehgal 03 October 2012

top marks... outstanding

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