Proofreading is one of my personal PoemHunter-dot-com quirks.
But I really do NOT think ALL who make typos OR errors are.... jerks.
A few MAY be, though there are WORSE things that they could be doing.
One "thing", as my mom would have said, is talking at a meal ….while chewing ….......
her carefully prepared meals for five kids and her hubby.
Why, it's a wonder that MORE of us kids did not ……end up chubby!
It must be ‘cause dear Mom kept us so freakin' damn busy …….WORKING.
We had no lawnmower! ! Instead, we kids shortened the TEN acres (using our hands) by jerking.
Now THAT'S unusual, using ‘jerk' as a noun AND ‘jerk' as a verb.
I hope reading ‘jerk', with different meanings, did not (YOU) disturb.
Don't mind me too much; my brain and pen are "on a roll".
Sometimes, when dealing with "them", I lose ALL my control! !
Now I seem to have gotten off my title's "track", soooo …
I'll try to get back
Proofreading's one of the few things I enjoy more than "hitting the sack".
And for you who don't know what that last idiom means,
it means going to bed, to sleep, ….. after taking off jeans.
I've got mixed emotions about my proofreading prowess.
It helps me enjoy one poem MORE, but enjoy another poem LESS.
LET ME EXPLAIN ………………
If a poem is well-constructed and makes sense, i.e. it's one I would like,
AND if it's very creative OR intelligent OR sensitive OR funny OR witty,
I'll like it LESS if it has MANY typos or TOO many errors. I even MIGHT think it's "shitty".
BUT, if a poem is NOT-LIKE the one ABOVE, and into-the-trash-basket I want ("it") to shove,
I'll LIKE IT MORE [than I otherwise would], ‘cause finding "mistakes" is one thing I most LEVE! !
(July 2,2014)
Remedy: More time Jerking and less time hear lerkingg, hoping fer mis-takes sentance brakes, lame halv awakes...
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
As someone notorious for having grammar and punctuation mistakes on a recurring base, I am probably your enemy in that respect of the topic. That being said I have improved somewhat on recent years. Run on Sentences have always been a particular problem for me, much to the chagrin of my editor and teachers who helped in some small part. Even when I write there is a tendency to just want to write it down as fast as I can and have it finished. P.S I have never been offended by any of your corrections, in fact I thank you for making me look back and try to correct them as best as I can. P.S.S How many mistakes are hear? : P