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Re: I'm gonna strangle my English 101 professor!

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From: Parmly Billings Lib
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 1994 23:06
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Kathy Vincent (vincentk@ac.wfu.edu) wrote:
: Jon McCulloch (jmccullo@fmg.bt.co.uk) wrote:
: : Dale Keiger (dek@resource.ca.jhu.edu) wrote:
: : : Jesus Christ, stop bitching and write. Your teacher might want to force you
: : : to crawl word by word over your composition, which is what you ought to be
: : : doing anyway. Said teacher might be a lot smarter than you think, and
: : : probably is. If you think this is hardship, you're never going to last as a
: : : writer anyway.
: : : -- 

: : All true, but not very helpful in solving the poor man's problem.

: I think the point is that DK doesn't think "the poor man" (poor man???)
: HAS a problem -- except maybe an attitude problem.

And he said it in such a diplomatic way! Who could resist following advice
presented in such a caring and concerned manner? (Psst! this is sarcasm.)

--Tshen
Qodaxti Institute, 87th stratum
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