....to feel disappointed?

OMG - I have been flamed on Gransnet! Maybe 'slightly singed' would be more accurate. Happy to be included!!

Yes Bathsheba - I agree with Bridgeit!!

Thank you Bridgeit

Lovely observation & post Bathsheba. ?

Good ole Gransnet indeed!

All human life is here!

And before any grammarians pick me up on it, I see a full stop where there should have been a comma, after 'ex friends'. Quite literally a slip of the finger!

I've been following this thread from its outset, but without commenting (sorry!). It has been one of the few threads which has taken me on a journey through a whole gamut of emotions - sadness for you LG and your distressed friend, anger at your poncy/poncey/pouncey ex friends. admiration for all the poets that have contributed, laughter at so much humour expressed, especially by said poets, shock and irritation at the nit-picking that has sadly infiltrated the thread, happiness that there has been such an outpouring of support and understanding from the majority of contributors, and finally relief that you feel you have resolved the situation.
Good ole Gransnet

Ohhps Now not no !

?Luckygirl girl it’s been a fascinating journey, which we wouldn’t have had without you. No where did I put my creative pen ?

Phew! - what have I started!

I have enjoyed the comments
from you all
GG, LG,NM,& poem Jalima

Just think we could have a pouncey,pounce,pouncing around until pouncing on someone who they themselves were pouncing around as a pounce whilst reading out aloud a poncey sounding poem?

Ponking sounds great!

presumably should be pronounced 'ponking' but that is down to the vagaries of the English language I suppose.

pretentious or affected
eg"a poncey wine bar"

Luckygirl I would not say
Your spelling it has gone astray
Poncey has a silent 'e'
It qualifies the 'c' you see
It makes the 'c' a gentle sound
Unlike the 'k' which is not found

#notpoetlaureate

and apologies as one should never pick someone up on spelling or grammar

'Poncing around' as used by DD means they are just not getting on with the job properly (something which annoys her intensely).

Does anyone remember the Hancocks Half Hour episode with the avant guard poetry reading?

Luckygirl, the way I see it, why would you wanting to be with anyone who can be so unkind. Would you do what they did? Do you want to be that sort of person. There are more good people out there, please do not let them get you, they are not important, you were fine before you met them and you are now.

It doesn't help that is was misspelt - no criticism for that just we can all do it, especially me - but poncey (with an e and without Bridgeit's 'u') is derogatory slang, meaning ostentatious, pretentious, or effeminate. Most other close spellings have something to do with sex so, like Bridgeit I assumed this was LG's meaning. Could be wrong though.

I think I would see 'pouncy' as someone who had a tendency to jump on you (from pounce) although pouncing is something I do when painting. You might remember it if you have ever stencilled.

You just have to love our language don't you.

Yes you are right , pouncing around in some ‘new clothes ‘for example would be showing off ,parading around , can be carried out seriously or jokingly ,depending on how poncy you are or want to be ??

It means ‘Pretentious ‘ Alexa or as the saying goes (in an old sit com) Pretentious Moi.?
In this case the ladies mentioned had a view / standard of what was acceptable to them as Poetry & didn’t think the new ladies ‘cut the muster’ so to speak .
It seems to be more prevalent in the arts world.

GracesGran, I have actually not joined one group because the academic level was too low for me . I have left another group as the level was too high for me to contribute or learn.

In the second case I informed the tutor why I was leaving and he quite understood.
I still do not know what poncy means and gather it's derogatory. I had a vague idea it meant flouncing about in silly clothes.

This may seem odd, but I don't known what ' poncy' means. I have seldom heard the word and I remember no context for it.

More splendid poets!

There have been some very good outcomes from this airing of views between the people involved. A lesson for me on being honest and open I think.

? Good one

GransNets great, I love it dearly
Some don't - I see that clearly
30 GNer's supporting Lucky
One is not - is she Plucky?
No, just not a happy Netter
Go for a walk - You might feel better!!

As one of the 'select band' - I just thought that what the three in the poetry group did was underhand and unkind - they lied and made two other people unhappy and one in particular very distressed (the other lady).

Yes, there are always two sides to a story, yes, we only know one - which is what happens with many problems aired on GN. However, in this case, the facts seem to have been presented as facts and not, as on some threads, as an emotional outpouring.

You wondered if the other three in the group could be reading this Gracesgran - perhaps they may but people like that hardly ever recognise themselves as ever being in the wrong.
Do you have an inkling of who they could be then, if you think they may be reading this?