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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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The humble sweet potato biscuit
Evokes a heavenly joy
To match the hellish heat of oven
Its baking doth employ.

The toasty scents ahead are floating
To tantalize with cheer,
Foretell the fluffy feel and fullness
Each rising dome will bear;

As well the gentle tang and sweetness,
Delightful to the taste,
All conjured up, this combination,
From buttermilk and paste.

At last the oven door is open,
And there the darlings glow;
A cookie sheet with baker's dozen;
It causeth one to crow.