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BEHAVE yourself BIRCUMSHAW

On 8 Nov 2013, at 11:17, David Bircumshaw wrote:

> Tim
> 
> do ex-teachers always write BEHAVE in capitals?
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> On 8 November 2013 11:13, Tim Allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Yes, but if you have a title followed by a word then the title tells you
>> it is a poem but if the word is on its own then it can only BEHAVE as if it
>> was.
>> 
>> On 8 Nov 2013, at 11:00, David Bircumshaw wrote:
>> 
>>> Um. I dunno Tim. I thought the point of the Gavin Ewart piece resided in
>>> its title combined with the one word. Otherwise we might be close to
>>> A.Saroyan territory. I'll give it a try - so no title this - and lower
>> case
>>> only - and best in the middle of an A5 page:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>                                         bullshit
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