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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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DELIQUESCE/ACQUIESCE 
(A proofreader's note regarding “deliquesce” and “acquiesce”)

By “deliquesce” and “acquiesce”
A suffix twixt is shared,
The e-s-c-e sameness there
To introduce what's aired.

This ending meaning “to become”
Doth paint ahead a goal;
In “deliquesce,” it's “liquid,” yes;
The other, “quiet” soul.

Thus “acquiesce,” quiescent-sort,
Of “quiet acceptance” tells,
A loath compliance without fuss
Oft featured in its spells.

“Become dissolved” to fluid state
Is “deliquesce” at heart;
To waste away or be destroyed;
To slowly fall apart.

“The contents of the saucer blest
Were left to deliquesce;
She felt she had to acquiesce
Despite the chance of mess.”

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Authors

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

Photos and paintings by Patrice Beaumont

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