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Thread #144353 Message #3337707
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
13-Apr-12 - 08:58 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Mnemonic rhyme for parts of speech
Subject: RE: Folklore: Mnemonic rhyme for parts of speech
Do away with 'wert'?
HAIL to thee, blithe spirit! Bird thou never wert—. That from heaven or near it. Pourest thy full heart
would become:
Hail to thee, blithe spirit. You were never bird- That from heaven or near it. Droppest little turd!