General Poetry posted July 30, 2022 |
Dinky-di
True Blue Aussie
by Wendy G
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Pet Peeve Poetry contest entry
Recognized |
I chose an image of happy people as I am not really too peeved. I just "poetically exaggerated", as the prompt suggested.
If you are reading this lighthearted piece, it probably doesn't apply to you.
Most reviewers are good friends who enjoy learning about Aussie differences and accept me, and my spelling and writing, as we are, and I appreciate each one of you. Lots of fun teasing and I love and appreciate it.
However, when reviewers are strident or arrogant about such things I do wonder how tolerant they are of others whose views may differ on moral or ethical topics, not just spelling differences. Are they being too judgmental/judgemental? Do they have a total intolerance of the beauty and variety of diversity and difference?
Just a few are quite critical, and even subtract stars; I am categorically told I am "wrong" or that I have made "errors" and "mistakes", simply because I spell things according to Australian rules.
I disagree. These are cultural differences, and there is no universal "right" way. There are also cultural variations regarding word meanings and writing styles.
If I use the wrong form of "to/two/too" or "for/four/fore" that IS an error, and I welcome correction, of course!
Note: "true blue" means "fair dinkum" or "dinky-di", which in Australian lingo, conveys the idea of "loyal, true, authentic, genuine, the real deal".
"getting your knickers in a knot" means to become unduly upset or annoyed about something.
And when I write the American way, my computer underlines with red squiggly lines to say I've made a spelling error! So I stick to my Aussie ways.
Apologies about the metre ... no, I can't say that's the Aussie way. Unfortunately that's just ME!
Pays
one point
and 2 member cents. If you are reading this lighthearted piece, it probably doesn't apply to you.
Most reviewers are good friends who enjoy learning about Aussie differences and accept me, and my spelling and writing, as we are, and I appreciate each one of you. Lots of fun teasing and I love and appreciate it.
However, when reviewers are strident or arrogant about such things I do wonder how tolerant they are of others whose views may differ on moral or ethical topics, not just spelling differences. Are they being too judgmental/judgemental? Do they have a total intolerance of the beauty and variety of diversity and difference?
Just a few are quite critical, and even subtract stars; I am categorically told I am "wrong" or that I have made "errors" and "mistakes", simply because I spell things according to Australian rules.
I disagree. These are cultural differences, and there is no universal "right" way. There are also cultural variations regarding word meanings and writing styles.
If I use the wrong form of "to/two/too" or "for/four/fore" that IS an error, and I welcome correction, of course!
Note: "true blue" means "fair dinkum" or "dinky-di", which in Australian lingo, conveys the idea of "loyal, true, authentic, genuine, the real deal".
"getting your knickers in a knot" means to become unduly upset or annoyed about something.
And when I write the American way, my computer underlines with red squiggly lines to say I've made a spelling error! So I stick to my Aussie ways.
Apologies about the metre ... no, I can't say that's the Aussie way. Unfortunately that's just ME!
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