“Words, words,
words.”
— Hamlet (2.2)
List #11: (d) acute, (e) qualify
She knew the problem was acute—
And so she sought a doctor’s aid.
The doctor said it was “a beaut”
The diagnosis that he made!
That doctor wouldn’t qualify
For genius or for sympathy.
Sometimes we over-simplify—
And that just really rankles me.
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