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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: AGREE TO DISAGREE (05/04/17)
To go boldly or To boldly go,
Split the infinitive, yes or no?
Do these two parts have a lasting bond?
Verbs-- to infinitive and beyond.

Many get hung up on the word hanged
Don’t let death by rope get you harangued
And can a sentence begin with “and”
Or should this practice really be banned?

Who, or whom, it may concern
Loquacious, fashioned, or taciturn
Can a novelist use lofty prose?
Or disguise their words in trendy clothes?

Should sentences end with in or by?
Causing the grammar police to sigh
Should writers use an Oxford comma?
One left off led to courtroom drama.

Between “you and I” or “you and me”
This is as baffling as it can be
Are two negatives okay to use
Or in a clause do they just confuse?

Disputes have raged over the ages,
Debated by linguistic sages
So whether purist or more carefree,
Let’s just all agree to disagree.

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*The court case was Kevin O’Connor v. Oakhurst Dairy
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Verna Cole Mitchell 
05/12/17
I really enjoyed this very much; it' quite cleverly written--one point though to agree to disagree: It's always between you and me because they're both objects of the preposition.
Verna Cole Mitchell 
05/12/17
Aha . . . I see I failed to proofread--which rule I hammered at my students for years--it's instead of it.
Lynda Schultz 
05/12/17
Loved this! Now if only I could figure out how to use commas correctly—but then someone would be sure to disagree anyway!
Chris Goglin
05/13/17
Loved this, and so much fun to to read! Clever title too!
Raymond Bouchoc
05/13/17
Very clever! An enjoyable read.
Raymond Bouchoc
05/13/17
I loved the title, by the way.
C D Swanson 
05/16/17
I either enjoy the story or I don't enjoy the story...never one to look at "correct use" of this or that, so...to put it quite simply, "I enjoyed this!"

Blessings~
Tonya Stevenson
05/16/17
A good laugh I can certainly empathize with. Very creative.
Rachel Rudd
05/17/17
Unique and relative! Great poem!
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
05/18/17
Oh I love this. I was grinning the whole time. I think it was simply brilliant. As an editor, I think I've debated and looked up every single one of those grammar mysteries. This soars to my all-time favorite lists. Thanks for the chuckle. I really needed it right now. Congratulations on your EC! Happy Dance!
Sherry Brock
05/18/17
I loved this Bonnie! So happy to see the 3rd place EC ranking. Well deserved.
Hannah Gaudette
05/18/17
This is so awesome, Bonnie! I'm so glad it did this well. Congrats.

And as for the message of the poem - I say amen. :)
Holly Westefeld
06/05/17
Congratulations, Bonnie, on your EC for this light-hearted look at grammar. It reminds me not to be so rigid about rhyme and meter as well. :)
Judy Ewald
08/31/17
I also was grinning the whole time reading this. So many years since I had grammar that it has been a challenge now as a writer. I loved it!!