Today, I turned in an overdue English assignment at college. My instructor accused me of plagiarism, writing that my sentence structure was "TO" good. Seriously? FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my teacher called a friend and me out of class and told us we had been reported for plagiarism because our answers to a problem were nearly identical, and he said that I shouldn't have shared my work. This for an assignment where significant marks were awarded for collaborating with peers. FML
Today, I failed an assignment because the person I paid to do it plagiarized the entire thing. FML
Today, I got a paper back that was given a zero for suspected plagiarism. Everything I wrote was my own thought and analysis. My instructor basically thinks my paper is smarter than I am. He won't listen, even when I explain my thought processes throughout the piece. FML
Today, I got cited for "internet plagiarism" and called to the dean's office. I'd been sitting a closed-book written exam, and my teacher had been breathing down my neck the whole time. FML
Today, my AP teacher once again accused me of plagiarism. Apparently the words "demise," "ultimately," and "rural," are too sophisticated for an 11th grade AP student to use and MUST have been copied from the Internet. FML
Today, I got yelled at for 10 minutes by my head of department for failing one of my students for plagiarism, because, "we can't be sure." It was my work he plagiarised, but because it's not in our system, it doesn't count. FML
Today, at school, I got in trouble for plagiarizing on a paper. The subject of said paper was where I see myself in ten years. FML
Today, I turned in an essay after staying up late to work on it. I was away when the teacher assigned it, so I'd asked my friend what the subject was. It transpires that she'd given me the wrong one, all because she was mad at me for not returning her pencil. FML
Today, I had my teacher look over my essay before turning it in. He said it was extremely well-written, so I handed it in. When I got it back, the feedback he left said it was one of the worst essays he'd ever read. FML
Today, I got a writing assignment back. After meeting with my professor specially after class and meticulously combing through every word of that paper, I got a low D. Turns out, he graded me down on every suggestion of his that I took. FML
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yoshiyakiryu 20
*facepalm*
LaDeFreakinDa 4
I'm fairly positive that due to the quotation marks OP's professor was the one who used the wrong form.
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datoismyname 22
Wow at least your smart.
sliperrypenguin 0
You're*
yoimtrollin 24
Yea. OP at least you know you write very well.
shannonreneee 11
Bit hard to feel good about your writing when you could potentially be kicked out of university for it.
Fruit_Dealer 9
Will I one day read an FML without any "At least ..." comments?
Michael_Kelso 0
I'd be happy. Since he doesn't expect much from you, you should be able to get a better grade without much work.
Nanall 15
Be prepared to give long explanations and every paper you write should be as good
Keyman1212 14
Be thankful he took your paper. OP must be a freshman, because late work just doesn't fly the farther you get into college.
opendoorclosed 8
23- "a" FML.
zinoxity 23
I agree with his teacher. Example: It's, 'too good.' not, "to good.", as written by OP.
wisese 0
Exactly 71. That grammatical error was so blaringly obvious, the entire fml lost its credibility.
TheWindowLicker 13
71/77, that was a quote from the professor, not the OP. Thats why it's a FML, because the professor himself can't write, or so it seems.
Sirin_fml 47
Really guys, it is blindingly obvious that it's a direct quote of the professor. What the hell do you think the quotation marks are for? The horrific literacy failure here is solely your own.
enonymous 9
23 - At least once
FrostHeart 36
Woah she edited it ad capitalized the,"TO" :o.
naughtia 14
Well that's "TO" bad
Marcella1016 32
70, 85, if you're going to correct grammar, do it right. It is "AN" FML because "F" has a vowel SOUND. The consonants f, h, l, m, n, and r are all preceded by the article "an" instead of "a" due to starting with a vowel sound even though they are consonants. Also, to those of you correcting OP's use of "to"...OP was obviously quoting their professor's use of the word; hence the quotation marks. Think before you take the energy to post something criticizing others' mistakes.
TheWindowLicker 13
115, if you're going to try and correct someone, make sure to read their comment first. I wasn't correcting grammar, I was correcting the people who thought OP said "to good". Otherwise you might look dumb. But it's ok, I don't hold grudges.
rallets 23
lets keep this party going .. grammer sucks
willb2107 0
So I'm supposed to say: An hotel An lemon An mango An fast food restaurant None of those sound correct.
stephanieeDawnx 0
^ in those cases, no. Only if the letter has a VOWEL SOUND, as they clearly stated above. If you were to say "that word has an F in it" you wouldn't say "a f" because F is pronounced EFF, which has the "E" sound at the beginning. & e is a vowel.
no_playa_hater 14
85 didn't say anything wrong
ShakeMeDown 12
English has "to" many exceptions.
Calyx_fml 22
Am I the only one who understood that #1 was joking by spelling it "your"? It was a good first post, for once.
Marcella1016 32
85/137, I was referring to you erroneously saying "a FML." I don't consider myself a "grammar nazi" but it's a little annoying when people correct others but are wrong. Most of the annoyance was at 70, though, not you. They "corrected" someone by telling them to say "a FML" -_- And I thought #1's comment was funny, too...some people just didn't get it lol
TheWindowLicker 13
193, I get what you're saying, I do. However I corrected no one, which makes your statement false xP. Anyway yea the a was a typo that I overlooked. When I typed that I was walking to class and talking to a friend..so looking at the keyboard was kind of at the bottom of my priority list.
nhooks 2
He was pointing out that the teacher wrote "to" instead of "too." The teacher made the mistake, not the student.
ndvorsky 4
115 the only circumstances in which your lengthly grammar correction make any sense is when you are saying just a letter. You may have meant that but you should be more specific. Examples: a noun, A foot, a mountain, a mouse, a lake, a moose, a rat, a heart, etc. Ps. You forgot Letters "s" and"x" in your list
insomniac8400 13
nope. it's 'an FML'
insomniac8400 13
that's because they're not ********
insomniac8400 13
no, because there is no circumstance in which an 's' at the beginning of a word would e pronounced with a vowel sound.
yumsugarr 8
Well, you DID just use the wrong 'too'
yoshiyakiryu 20
*facepalm*
LaDeFreakinDa 4
I'm fairly positive that due to the quotation marks OP's professor was the one who used the wrong form.
Godfreyy 2
Not sure if joking, or acctually retarded
LaDeFreakinDa 4
was*
TheWindowLicker 13
....I don't know what to say..so ill just say..please re read this fml, thanks c:
MagicallyFat 12
2 is pretty so I don't want to make fun of her. But she's making it so difficult
robertlovespi 3
16 pull your hand out of your pants.
MagicallyFat 12
Oh my. Caught red handed
yepadoodles 3
well #'6 as much as I hate grammar gestapo's when the ENGLISH professor "said" that it would be in the "too" form so unless he/She wrote it down as that then I'm sorry to say it's op that said it wrong.
SemperFi_23 6
How come the hot girls are generally the most stupid?
chelseaaababyyy 17
124 - you are an even bigger idiot. congratulations !
LaDeFreakinDa 4
124 what..... are you even saying... First of an 's implies possession. Secondly and I'll restate the previous what are you talking about
LaDeFreakinDa 4
off*
LaDeFreakinDa 4
Oh so they fail at grammar AND don't know how to read. Do us all a favor and don't reproduce.
Ranimal 12
Wow. I've never seen so many ******* stupid people comment on one reply. Wow. Just wow.
Fml_FTW228 10
All of you are dumb. I'm going to make it very clear. The professor used the wrong form of "to" not OP. Also, what are you people talking about? This girls is not even close to hot.
joshaz 6
:)
randomshuffle369 7
#6 no, pretty sure OP is just so good at English, the words change themselves so they aren't so perfect all the time.
Vintage_Cola 29
You're way TOO retarded to be on FML
ArgentumAurum 24
It literally says the word 'writing'. All you have to do is READ the FML.
borntoperform 14
Srsly...what the crap?
Savra_fml 17
Vry srsly...... You go to special school?
MoutainDrewski 0
this is weird. the post originally said "to good" but now they changed it to "TO" good
LaDeFreakinDa 4
Do not feed the troll.
Tequilamockngbrd 7
Apparently no one understood it the other way it was written...
MoutainDrewski 0
why does my comment have three thumbs down, I'm just stating the obvious..
RedPillSucks 33
Sometimes the FML gods will change the text to make things more obvious to those total idiots who didn't understand the original text. Clearly that attempt failed, through no fault of the FML mods... sigh...
Smiff80 0
Wow I had that happen to me before, I told my instructor I thought he was jealous because he couldn't write something so good.
Cabirious 0
Well, they're an instructor so at one point they would've been able to, if not, still can write.
schrodingersdog 4
I once had an English teacher who thought there were no exceptions to the rule that punctuation marks go inside quotation marks. I believe he's never been to England or used a quote in a question.
RedPillSucks 33
Unleash the Krak.... Grammar Nazi "write well", not "write good".
blobs1907 3
it's "too" obviously u plagiarized if u can't use the right too
sailoroftheseas 7
bummer
dcg1375 7
If you want to prove that it isn't plagiarized then google search the phrases. If nothing comes up exact then you make your point. If your exact phrases do come up, well then...you know. But definitely FYL for your professor correcting and using the wrong form of "to".
LaDeFreakinDa 4
*see comment above, read replies, slap yourself.*
Sirin_fml 47
He was quoting the professor! Honestly.
Sirin_fml 47
He was quoting the professor! Honestly.
LaDeFreakinDa 4
wait you don't get to change your comment to cover up your stupiduty and make me look dumb. I call foul.
dcg1375 7
Yes I do. Hence the edit time window. Besides the first time I read it I thought they made the spelling error. Then I read another comment that enlightened the fact the professor made the spelling error. So, I do what I want! :)
LaDeFreakinDa 4
http://markc1.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451bb2969e2013485520d4b970c-pi
DjeePee 25
"If you want to prove that it isn't plagiarized then google search the phrases. If nothing comes up exact then you make your point. If your exact phrases do come up, well then...you know." But isn't it a little bit ******-up if a student needs to prove he's honest? I once read an essay from a pupil that was, yeah, too good for his age. I googled some sentences and huppah, there it was, almost exactly the same essay. I printed it and gave it to him, together with his zero. That's the way it should be, not the other way around.
dcg1375 7
I totally agree. I don't think the student should have to prove their honesty. But since the professor already accused OP of plagiarism then OP should dispute it. My girlfriend is a professor. She would never accuse a student without doing her own investigating. In which she's done the same thing, googled and found the essay word for word. Ending in the student receiving a zero.
lilly98ish 4
What in the world is an OP i feel so stupid for asking this!
raphanne_fml 33
OP = Original Poster, the person who wrote the FML.
Daralea 21
I agree. It is the professor's job to find proof of plagiarism instead of throwing accusations that could possibly harm a student's academic career for good.
DocBastard 40
Mabe ur prof expected u 2 rite lik this. Maybe I'm wrong about grammar still being important. Maybe all the anti-Grammar Nazis are right! *head asplode*
MizzErikaHart 8
They did a study somewhere anyways where all you have to do is hvae the fsirt and lsat letetr in the rghit pclae and you can raed it jsut as fsat. So you grammar nazis are fighting a losing battle
evilplatypus 39
Not everyone can, especially those that read phonetically
evilplatypus 39
And that is not grammar; that's spelling. So spelling Nazis would be a more accurate moniker.
lemon_phat 11
69- go google grammar.... Dumb ass.
RedPillSucks 33
@69 TO is not misspelled. There is actually a word with that spelling, so grammar is the correct term. Wait doc, is it "anti grammar" nazi, or anti "grammar nazi"??? *head explodes*
Badab1ng 5
Say "you're mom was too good last night" in front of the whole class, and then walk out with intense swagger.
je_suis_fml 11
So, he should say: "you are mom was too good last night"? No swag there.. my apologies.
daminantion 14
He's using the same mistake pattern as the teacher.. Way to toss that over your head, derp.
larnee 0
judging by the incorrect grammar displayed in this post (to), i'm not surprised your instructor assumed that.
LaDeFreakinDa 4
*see all comments above, repeat my first instructions*
elliotg14 0
**** off.
LaDeFreakinDa 4
Find a more witty comeback?
Savra_fml 17
# 56, go easy. At least they didn't say "**** of"
robertlovespi 3
Lucky he even considered your "overdue" assignment.
coolboy675 16
He would've been better off not turning it in than turning in something the professor considers plagiarized
evilplatypus 39
Agree with above. If the professor pursues his accusal of plagiarism the student could get expelled, whether or not evidence is substantial. At least according to my university's policy. (Pending the advocation of the department chair, if a professor believes a student's work to be plagiarized based on published works, the work of a peer, or untestified quotations and proof, the accumulated credits shall be null and void.)
69ing_Chipmunks 9
So 61 should OP just not turn in anything all year? Obviously if they write that well, the professor is going to think all of their work is plagerized.