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Unread 06-16-2002, 12:44 PM
Carol Taylor Carol Taylor is offline
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I know it's been mentioned in passing, but I'm not sure we established a consensus. In my opinion it works well for light verse, but I wouldn't use it except for comic effect. A more dignified and less contrived alternative is a hypersyllable after the rhyme.

Carol