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ashling

(25,771 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2013, 02:16 AM Mar 2013

Awesome Perks of Being an English Major #18

18. You know the scariest thing in the world is having to limit a paper to 8-10 pages.

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Awesome Perks of Being an English Major #18 (Original Post) ashling Mar 2013 OP

New excuse: "The dog typed my homework" pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #1

Snort. cliffordu Mar 2013 #2

I make my students compare 2sources... a la izquierda Mar 2013 #3

Not really. The best way to edit is by subtraction. talkingmime Mar 2013 #4

Ain't that the truth! Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #5

You make the world go 'round libodem Mar 2013 #6

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

1. New excuse: "The dog typed my homework"

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 02:22 AM

Mar 2013

cliffordu

(30,994 posts)

2. Snort.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 04:09 AM

Mar 2013

a la izquierda

(11,797 posts)

3. I make my students compare 2sources...

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 07:14 AM

Mar 2013

In 500. They hate me.
I'm not an English prof though. I do history.

talkingmime

(2,173 posts)

4. Not really. The best way to edit is by subtraction.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 11:38 AM

Mar 2013

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,209 posts)

5. Ain't that the truth!

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 11:50 AM

Mar 2013

And as an English major, by using the nonstandard "ain't", I am of course being ironic.

Situationally ironic, that is.

libodem

(19,288 posts)

6. You make the world go 'round

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 01:57 PM

Mar 2013

We couldn't do it without you. I can't get through a paragraph without spellcheck.

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