Freshmans R Dum
A couple of TAs I know recently discovered that two of their students were cheating because they both misused the same couple of words...and they misused them spectacularly. Luckily, the TAs regularly share these gems with the rest of the graduate department and we all have a good, long laugh at these dolts' expense. Here are a few examples - the first two are from the cheaters; the other is from some other doofus.
1. the students repeatedly tried to refer to sleep deprivation....as "sleep depravity." Sounds interesting, doesn't it?
2. they referred to the occupants of a certain building as "occupiers," like those darn Nazi occupants who marched into Paris. ;)
3. and my personal favorite: the student intended to say that something happened from the get-go. Instead she said that it happened "right from the gecko."
Just goes to show you, it's far too easy to get into college these days.
posted by AmberO at Sleeping is for Sissies at 12:57 PM
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Yeah, and if I didn't already think they were dumb, one of my professors recently got a freshman essay claiming that the new Pride & Prejudice movie was "better than the book" even though it was really long...nearly an hour and a half! Good grief.
Always remember what Demi Moore said when asked why she gave her steamy film version of 'the Scarlet Letter' (or 'Scarlett' for you college kids) a happy ending:
"Nobody's read that old thing anyway!"
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