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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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(A proofreader's note regarding “comprise” and “compose.”)

A Role in the Whole

Each part must play a given role
In every thing that's whole;
The whole of it comprises parts 
That constitute the whole.

Together they compose the whole,
Whatever role the whole;
The role may be to touch the soul,
A goal we all extoll.

But even goals within the whole
Of smaller roles consist;
The greater whole they thus compose,
Enabling to subsist.

Let's take as example a plant much revered
For fragrance and medicine both;
The lilac comprises many surprises,
From scent to hue to growth.

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Authors

Literary posts by Duane Beaumont, M.D., Ph.D.

Photos and paintings by Patrice Beaumont

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