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“At the college mid term, I had a guy come up to me that I’ve never seen in class. He proceeded to ask me what his grade is. Checked the sheet, he never turned in a single piece of homework, no quizzes, never attended a test.
What did you think you’d have? You’ve got a solid F.”
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‘Private writing instructor. A couple of years ago, I had a student ask me if commas were “real” or if people made them up. They were equally dubious about semicolons, which they referred to as “imitation periods.”‘
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