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He wasn't shite.

Natural-sounding speech is the key. Even though Shakespeare thee'd and thou'd all over the shop, you can still fit it into normal speaking patterns and that ought to be the goal for most poets. If it's artificial, it tends to make people laugh. Good if you're a comedian, bad if you're talking about your dead dog.

I don't want to derail this topic too much.. but the last thing I have to say. I've only be here a day and I've already picked up so much advice. It's great