“Your reading comprehension is improving, but you need to use a dictionary if you’re not sure how to spell a word like ‘comprehensiveness.’”
-- Mrs. Van Dusen, Fifth Grade Teacher
“Strong thesis statement, but I think you’ve misunderstood the primary motivation behind Dickens’s use of the first-person narrator in regards to the key themes in chapters 47 and 48.”
-- Professor Byrd, UC Davis
“Dear Mr. Howard: We appreciate the chance to review your manuscript. We found it very interesting. Unfortunately, it does not meet our needs at the present time.”
-- Editor
”I like your site. If I link to you, will you link to me?
-- Private email sent in regards to GeeseAplenty.com
“Great press release. But you need to use a dictionary if you’re not sure how to spell a word like ‘comprehensiveness.’”
-- Former Boss
Hahahahaha.
So is comprehensiveness like strategry and misunderestimated?
Looks like you’ve gone full circle. My favorite one, though, is the link request!
Professor Byrd was a tough bastard, but he really helped my writing. I took Close Read Poetry with him and, though I hated the man, I respected his teaching style.
“Get out your one-page paper. Now underline all your topic sentences. Now underline all of your uses of passive verbs.”
JP
UC Davis ‘97
I actually liked Byrd quite a bit. But as you say, he was tough on writing. Which is a good thing.