The value of good grammar

There is a popular quote by Mark Twain that goes:

Grammar does more than most of us give it credit for. For example:

This entire post is inspired by one of those forwards that my tweeting friend Dale loves so much ;)

I was tied to a chair and forced to read these (j/k) and giggled a lot. A lot of funny things would never happen if all of us were careful with our grammar. 

So I tip my hat to bad grammar and ill use of the English language. So much humor would be missed otherwise.

And in honor of it, I share the forwarded email.

The following are actual, unedited, notes written in patients' medical charts

-Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.

-On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared completely.

-The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in 1993.

-The Patient refused an autopsy.

-Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant.

-She is numb from the toes down.

-The skin was moist and dry.

-She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until she got a divorce.

-The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.

-Skin: Somewhat pale but present.

-Patient was seen in consultation by Dr. ----, who felt we should sit on the abdomen, and I agree.

-Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.

-She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in separate directions in early December.

-The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed.