Poetic License

rogersgeorge on August 30th, 2020

I originally intended to post this as something about a curmudgeon grammarian, but when I read the comments, I learned that these are all related to popular songs. I confess I don’t know much about pop culture.

https://www.gocomics.com/realitycheck/2020/06/21

Poetic license is permission to twist language to suit a poem or song. Do you know the songs in the comic? I don’t.

If we were talking about grammar, though, can you tell which one I would disagree with her about?

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Rogers George has been a technical writer for more than 20 years. He has written on subjects as diverse as outhouse assembly, restaurant reviews, software, information security, and scientific equipment. He has his own writing consultancy and is always happy to discuss writing and grammar. Drop him a line at curmudgeon@writing-rag.com.

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