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“Verbal Confusion” poem.

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Verbal Confusion Wood you believe that I didn’t no About homophones until too daze ago? That day in hour class in groups of for, We had to come up with won or more. Mary new six; enough to pass, But my ate homophones lead the class. Then a thought ran threw my head, “Urn a living from homophones,” it said. I guess I just sat and staired into space. My hole life seamed to fall into place. Our school’s principle happened to come buy, And asked about the look in my I. “Sir,” said I as bowled as could bee, “My future roll I clearly see.” “Sun,” said he, “move write ahead, Set sail on your coarse, Don’t be mislead.” I herd that gnus with grate delight. I will study homophones both day and knight. For weaks and months, through thick oar thin, I’ll pursue my goal. Eye no aisle win. —George E. Coon The Reading Teacher, April, 1976 How forcible are right words! —Job 6:25; Old Testament Bible GuruNet provides the “right words”. Try it so you can see for yourself. Click here to try it FREE! Power Reference Look it up:

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