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Re: Reading poetry

Post by Neville Briggs » Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:11 am

The prolongated application of a polysyllabic vocabulary infallibly exercises a deleterious influence on the fecundity of expression, rendering the ultimate tendency apocryphal.

Wha ! :shock:






translation; if you use a lot of big words they won't know what you are talking about.
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Re: Reading poetry

Post by Bob Pacey » Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:14 am

Holy shit neville I was confused enough with Glenny putting WOT !


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Re: Reading poetry

Post by william williams » Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:14 am

struth mate if id'a said half of them words Id'a run outa breathe

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Re: Reading poetry

Post by Glenny Palmer » Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:57 am

I know a 4 letter word that would sit well here.....





....c h i l l. (aw no. It's 5.....Neviiille?)
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Re: Reading poetry

Post by manfredvijars » Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:02 am

Mate, your prognostications are overly copius for a bloke of my diminutive intellect ... :o
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Re: Reading poetry

Post by Dave Smith » Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:29 am

Manfred and all, Is inversion wrong and bad? Serious question.

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Re: Reading poetry

Post by Maureen K Clifford » Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:15 am

Why Dave? Are the big words getting to you Mate? Are you thinking of sticking your head between you knees and kissing your inversion goodbye?? :lol:

Oh sorry you were being serious......uuum.....I don't know.
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Re: Reading poetry

Post by manfredvijars » Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:23 pm

Dave Smith wrote:Manfred and all, Is inversion wrong and bad? Serious question.

TTFN 8-)
... at all costs, inversions are best avoided.
Because what you are saying, they can confuse ... :)
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Re: Reading poetry

Post by Kym » Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:29 pm

... but that's how Yoda talks and very wise he is ...
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Re: Reading poetry

Post by Dave Smith » Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:34 pm

Tanks muchly Manfred. :)

Maureen yes I deserved that. :shock:

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