A student drops a quote into her paper and follows the quote with: "This quote isn't that important..." Then why, pray tell, would you put it in your paper? There are times when I get the feeling students choose quotes by dropping a finger on a random page. But when I came to that line I knew it was time to post again. Here are some recent beauties, and as always, my comments are in ( ).
- I hopefully will land a job making pretty dent money. (We teachers don't even make dent money!)
- The definition of lazy according to Oxford Langues... (...is not spelling "language" correctly?)
- After years of suffrage, the 19th amendment was passed so women finally had the right to vote. (Perhaps look up "suffrage" in the Oxford Langues...)
- They would act sexual to their mates for entertainment and out of love. (I don't want to remember what this paper was even about.)
- heath: a tract of waist land
- That is how William Wordsworth poetry his feelings towards nature to reveal the theme of the poem. (I always poetry my feelings. It's good for you.)
- Homer is homosexual in the way that he only likes men. (Is there another way?)
- Adrienne Rich's poem "Living in Sin" delves into the concepts of life. (Specific!)
- Nature is a natural beautiful place. (Department of Redundancy Department)
- They are all scared to sleep and be awake at night. (Well, which is it?)
- The boys have resulted in violence with each other. (As most boys do.)
- In the play The Importance of Being Earnest, Jack expresses his love and marriage ideas in the play. (Is this one of those "a play within a play" situations?)
- Throughout the novel, both of these characters have a tragic death. (And a long one, it seems.)
- The shelters were... not made with much insulin to keep them warm.
- The boys rallied to the sound of the couch. (What kind of sound does a couch make? The couch says...)
More coming before the end of June, I am sure.
J
