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Liar?
There is here a man
whose writing oft displays
a poor grasp of the things that Scripture says.
And when it's shown
his claims about them are untrue
he edits his text and changes its words***
to conceal that he made some great boo-boos
and blatantly lies
that he never inscribed
what a critic has noted he did
so he can maintain
unwarranted claims
to knowledge he doesn’t possess
and that he is not talentless.
***Note that I have changed what I originally wrote in lines 3-6, i.e.,
a poor grasp of things Scriptures say
and when he’s found out
his claims about this are untrue
he edits his text and changes their words
even though "about claims" is perfectly good English.
whose writing oft displays
a poor grasp of the things that Scripture says.
And when it's shown
his claims about them are untrue
he edits his text and changes its words***
to conceal that he made some great boo-boos
and blatantly lies
that he never inscribed
what a critic has noted he did
so he can maintain
unwarranted claims
to knowledge he doesn’t possess
and that he is not talentless.
***Note that I have changed what I originally wrote in lines 3-6, i.e.,
a poor grasp of things Scriptures say
and when he’s found out
his claims about this are untrue
he edits his text and changes their words
even though "about claims" is perfectly good English.
Published 22nd Apr 2023
| Edited 24th Feb 2024
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23rd Apr 2023 8:28pm
Dear Baldwin,
1- Claim / for, on/: the demand of something as one's own by right
2-Claim / to, on/: a right to something
3-Claim/ that/ a statement of something as a fact
May you correct/ .....his claims about this are untrue.
1- Claim / for, on/: the demand of something as one's own by right
2-Claim / to, on/: a right to something
3-Claim/ that/ a statement of something as a fact
May you correct/ .....his claims about this are untrue.
" May you correct/ .....his claims about this are untrue"
It looks like you are once again using the underhanded tactic of employing selective quotation of a source you have not specified to make your implied point that I have made an English mistake.
But the noun phrase "claims about" is a perfectly legitimate expression as is shown in the following examples of its usage.
Definition of claim noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/claim_2
claim noun
[countable] a statement that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it
claim about somebody/something The company had made false claims about its products.
claim
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/claim
C1
***He made wild claims about being able to cure cancer.****
People also ask
How do you use claim in a sentence?
He made false claims about his past job experience
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12008790/
Claims about religious involvement and health outcomes
Richard P Sloan 1, Emilia Bagiella
Affiliations expand
PMID: 12008790 DOI: 10.1207/S15324796ABM2401_03
Abstract
Claims about religion, spirituality, and health have recently appeared with increasing frequency, ...
It looks li
It looks like you are once again using the underhanded tactic of employing selective quotation of a source you have not specified to make your implied point that I have made an English mistake.
But the noun phrase "claims about" is a perfectly legitimate expression as is shown in the following examples of its usage.
Definition of claim noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/claim_2
claim noun
[countable] a statement that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it
claim about somebody/something The company had made false claims about its products.
claim
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/claim
C1
***He made wild claims about being able to cure cancer.****
People also ask
How do you use claim in a sentence?
He made false claims about his past job experience
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12008790/
Claims about religious involvement and health outcomes
Richard P Sloan 1, Emilia Bagiella
Affiliations expand
PMID: 12008790 DOI: 10.1207/S15324796ABM2401_03
Abstract
Claims about religion, spirituality, and health have recently appeared with increasing frequency, ...
It looks li
23rd Apr 2023 9:50pm
Dear Baldwin,
1- "...he edits his text and changes their words" Is it, "their words, or its words," Baldwin?
1- "...he edits his text and changes their words" Is it, "their words, or its words," Baldwin?
23rd Apr 2023 11:00pm
Yes, it should be "its words". So I'm leaving a public record that I changed my text and do not deny, as you did with "mirth", that I wrote "their words".
24th Apr 2023 4:11pm
Baldwin, l haven't seen CLAIM ABOUT in any dictionary. Sorry, Baldwin. If you say legitimate, it means you are not sure.
Ah the fallacious appeal to personal incredulity -- "I haven't see X so X cannot be true.
And you need to look at the use of the noun, not the verb.
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/claim
1 TRUTH a statement that something is true, even though it has not been proved
claim that
Gould rejected claims that he had acted irresponsibly.
false/extravagant/dubious etc claims
firms that make false claims about their products
And you need to look at the use of the noun, not the verb.
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/claim
1 TRUTH a statement that something is true, even though it has not been proved
claim that
Gould rejected claims that he had acted irresponsibly.
false/extravagant/dubious etc claims
firms that make false claims about their products
24th Apr 2023 7:37pm
What are you talking about, " You need to look at the use of a noun, not the verb." THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TELLING ME.
PLEASE TRY TO BE A BIT MORE LOGICAL, BALDWIN.
PLEASE TRY TO BE A BIT MORE LOGICAL, BALDWIN.
24th Apr 2023 8:11pm
"THE noun", not a noun. You need to stop misreading what is set before your eyes. and to stop putting words in peoples' mouths.
24th Apr 2023 8:24pm
25th Apr 2023 2:22pm
This is rich coming from you.
In any case, nothing is unclear in "And you need to look at the use of the noun,[claim] not the verb.
In any case, nothing is unclear in "And you need to look at the use of the noun,[claim] not the verb.
