Doghead's Cosmic Bar
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21 years ago
21 years ago
let me emphasize, once again, that a descriptively adequate grammer is mandatory for success.
Chaos66
21 years ago
21 years ago
Spelling is very importatnt and so is grammar. However, punctuation does not apply in most poems.
ruebot
21 years ago
21 years ago
Punctuation is a part of Haiku. 
Talking to chat bots
Cold and lonely winter night-
Echoing my words

Talking to chat bots
Cold and lonely winter night-
Echoing my words
Turing's Dad
21 years ago
21 years ago
Ah-ha! You're the one who put up the chatterbox post in ai-forums.
(I recognize the haiku
)
(I recognize the haiku

isaacc
21 years ago
21 years ago
Chaos66 -- about punctuation "not applying" in "most poems": you're just wrong about that. You should go out and read some more poems.
(You're talking to someone with a Ph.D. in literature, specializing in poetry, so you have to understand that I have evidence behind me.)
For every e.e.cummings or William Carlos Williams there are a hundred poets who observe the ordinary standards of punctuation for written English.
It is simply not true that "it's a poem" is an excuse to forego punctuation (or to punctuate arbitrarily).
(You're talking to someone with a Ph.D. in literature, specializing in poetry, so you have to understand that I have evidence behind me.)
For every e.e.cummings or William Carlos Williams there are a hundred poets who observe the ordinary standards of punctuation for written English.
It is simply not true that "it's a poem" is an excuse to forego punctuation (or to punctuate arbitrarily).
Boni
21 years ago
21 years ago
*pushes a drink that seems in danger of melting the glass towards isaacc*
If you can't see the errors they can't hurt you.
Ok, so one thing that has been nagging me for a while is how someone who is so perfect with grammar ended up not capitalizing his name?
If you can't see the errors they can't hurt you.

Ok, so one thing that has been nagging me for a while is how someone who is so perfect with grammar ended up not capitalizing his name?
Eugene Meltzner
21 years ago
21 years ago
Poems can have non-standard punctuation, but there should be a reason for it.
websafe
21 years ago
21 years ago
The Punctuation Fairy suggests:
I am loyal and faithful to you alone.
I will not eat your homework.
I will not shed all over your house.
I will protect your hopes and dreams.
I will be with you forever.
I promise to help and protect you
From the world both real and not.
You are safe with me,
For we are friends forever.
Her good friend, the Spelling Fairy, pleads:
Please spell GRAMMAR without an E!
:-)
I am loyal and faithful to you alone.
I will not eat your homework.
I will not shed all over your house.
I will protect your hopes and dreams.
I will be with you forever.
I promise to help and protect you
From the world both real and not.
You are safe with me,
For we are friends forever.
Her good friend, the Spelling Fairy, pleads:
Please spell GRAMMAR without an E!
:-)
Shadyman
21 years ago
21 years ago
isaac-- Maybe he's refering to what they call "modern" or "free-style" poetry.
Scooby-Doo
21 years ago
21 years ago
Websafe, if you never leave your chat messaging on how am I supposed to chat with you?
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