Today's word is "orthography" ... awr-THOG-ruh-fee ... The art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling. (Dictionary.com)
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The letters were unusual,
in the text I read,
"u" for you and "b" for be,
like an orthographer'd gone mad.
No punctuation and no paragraphs,
leaving me confused ....
Where do I start? Where do I end,
how do I find my way?
The meanings could be many.
Confusions multiplied.
And I wondered,
from my rule-bound mind,
if the rules no longer merit
any contemplation ... well,
who will the unruly keepers b?
Anne Selleck
Copyright 2016
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