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Date: | Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:49:10 -0400 |
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Melissa,
I am weary of faculty, staff, and students writing (or saying during
a presentation) that they are "technically challenged."
-k
>Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:03:44 -0400
>Reply-To: Melissa Burchfield <[log in to unmask]>
>Sender: UTC Staff E-Mail List <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Melissa Burchfield <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: [UTCSTAFF] Writing Pet Peeves
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>This message is for faculty, especially those who teach subjects
>other than English. As you're grading those final papers and exams
>with essay questions, most of you will cringe occasionally over some
>particular pet peeve of poor writing. For example, I loathe phrases
>like "in today's society" and "in our modern world." I want to
>compile a list of those pet peeves for use when I teach freshman
>comp. If you have the time, please send me a quick email with the
>one or two things that most annoy you in student writing. Thanks.
>
>Melissa
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