Neither have I (done acid), Alan, except a little salicylic (aspirin) now and then, perhaps a little acetic (vinegar) on the chips, and in my younger days quite a bit of carbolic (fizzy drinks)! I base my knowledge entirely on an analysis of George Harrison's "A Day In The Life"...

When Robb Johnson took me onto his Irregular label he punched some holes in my songs, and would not let me into the studio unless I changed the lyrics into proper English (he's an English teacher too). Inversions (...to boldly go...) are a special pet hate of his. I was a little miffed at first, but I am grateful now.

Nowadays I am blessed with the support of Moorleyman, who gets to hear new songs of mine early on and combs them for language misuse as well as offering other useful advice, given his extensive reviewing experience. All songs in the upcoming album have been so treated "cleaned up" in this way, and I acknowledge his invaluable help on the sleeve notes.

mg, I agree 100% about leaving a gap until the right word pops in. Nowadays I find that the use of a rhyming thesaurus can sometimes speed up the process of finding an appropriate word (I find RhymeZone.com very useful that way).