Same thing happened to me. I was tossed from a poetry writing class for “not knowing English.” I am a native-English speaker with an ESL teacher’s certificate, and I was emulating my favorite poet, Dylan Thomas. I know English, but clearly the teacher didn’t know poetry.
Fast forward to today, where words are made up. Fleek. Bae (that one, to me, is the most annoying.) Stan. I’m sure readers have others to add to this list.
wldhrsy2luv over 2 years ago
Scurrilous knave!
in-dubio-pro-rainbow over 2 years ago
C’mon, Shakey (or may I call you Peary?) “Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak Whispers the o’erfraught heart and bids it break.”.
Cornelius Robinson Premium Member over 2 years ago
At least he didn’t invent words that already existed
SheviStories Premium Member over 2 years ago
Same thing happened to me. I was tossed from a poetry writing class for “not knowing English.” I am a native-English speaker with an ESL teacher’s certificate, and I was emulating my favorite poet, Dylan Thomas. I know English, but clearly the teacher didn’t know poetry.
MY DOG IS MY CO PILOT over 2 years ago
Weren’t ALL words, from any language made up at one time or another?
Zebrastripes over 2 years ago
He’ll SHOW HIM! LOL
Ed The Red Premium Member over 2 years ago
Bloodstained, buzzer, champion, cold-blooded, deafening, fashionable, generous, gloomy, invulnerable, lonely, luggage, monumental, moonbeam, negotiate, obscene, skim milk, submerge, summit, worthless and many more.
WCraft Premium Member over 2 years ago
So thou sayest….
sarah413 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Fast forward to today, where words are made up. Fleek. Bae (that one, to me, is the most annoying.) Stan. I’m sure readers have others to add to this list.
Teto85 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Those words are now all considered cromulent.
the humorist formerly known as Hotshot1984 Premium Member over 2 years ago
He didn’t have enough ink to think.
70440758 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Hal Holbrook as an English teacher!
wiatr over 2 years ago
Alas and alack!
Lightpainter over 2 years ago
AND no one can understand what the hell you are saying!!!!
Crossfire905 Premium Member over 2 years ago
""I say they doth be on this day forward, thou great fester’d noodle-wit!""
Crossfire905 Premium Member over 2 years ago
“Shakespeare wrote this way because English was not his native language. He was Sumerian.” —Dave Barry