Archive for January 2015
False Construction (found poem)
From Noah Webster’s Grammatical Institute of the English Language … Part Second. Containing a Plain and Comprehensive Grammar (1800):
False Construction
That 1 pens want mending. That 2 books are torn.
These 3 is a fine day. That 4 will make excellent scholars.
These 5 lad will be an honor to his friends. This 6 ladies
behave with modesty.1 these. 2 those. 3 this. 4 those. 5 this. 6 these.