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Amusing verses that shine a light on mostly medical and grammatical topics

​When proofreading with an eye to perfection, there really is no substitute for good research. While one is always guided by the client's stated preferences regarding style, there is also a baseline understanding that serves as the foundation against which required differences are compared.

I will be offering some home-grown verses here that may be helpful for keeping certain basics in mind while adapting to the guidelines of a specific project, whether under the umbrella of CMOS, AP, APA, MLA, or other guidance.

They are not intended to be comprehensive regarding any particular issue. Rather, the purpose is to draw attention to identifiable aspects that are worth noting and make them memorable.

I think of these verses tongue in cheek as "Grammar Grist." Others that you find here will be more along the lines of "Medical Musings"; some might even qualify as a combination of the two.

It'll be fun. So, let's do it. Share the cheer everywhere.


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Here's a reminder that the medicine cabinet in the bathroom is not the best place to keep pharmaceuticals. Instead, carefully choose a spot that's cool, dry, dark, and safely out of the reach of small hands or paws:

Medicine cabinet on the wall,
​Who's the fairest of them all,
Set behind your silvered glass,
Waiting mute with hopes to pass.

Pray these meds will take their flight,
Leaving rooms oft bathed in light.
Let them pose where dry not moist;
Cool, aloof, and safe by hoist.
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Apparently, the correct usage of neither nor and either or can be tricky in some cases, and applying the rule of having the verb match the closest noun may feel uncomfortable.

When "either or" and "neither nor”
Meet subjects who implore,
The second subject through the door
​Is given favor more.
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The word awhile is an adverb that is frequently misused, confused with the noun while.

The Benefit of Whiling:
A while ago, I stopped awhile 
To while away the day.
And then at rest, 'twas but a while,
A smile had come to stay.


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Who would have thought there could be anything grammatically interesting about Athlete's Foot? Well, check it out:

Though athletes' feet may wish to run,
One's Athlete’s Foot cares neither way;
A cozy room away from sun,
Some moisture, too, and it may stay.