THE UNFORGIVABLE SYNTAX
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A certain young man never knew Just when to say whom and when who; "The question of choosing," He said, "is confusing; I wonder if which wouldn't do?" Nothing is so illegitimate As a noun when his verbs do not fit him; it Makes him disturbed If not properly verbed— If he asks for the plural, why git him it! Lie and lay offer slips to the pen That have bothered most excellent men: You can say that you lay In bed—yesterday; If you do it to-day, you're a hen! A person we met at a play Was cruel to pronouns all day: She would frequently cry "Between you and I, If only us girls had our way—!" |