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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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I drift along on gel-like legs
And read what sands reveal
Within a local sea curtailed
By walls that glassy feel.

The furrowed words carved in reply
Are easily erased,
As artificial currents flow
Within the space encased.

From years of testing, now at hand
Indelible ink delight;
The hope it brings is freedom come,
And on the glass I write:

“An octopus so literate
Should never limits see.
Release me now with no regret,
And let me roam the sea.”