By marray - 23/07/2018 12:46 - United States - Aurora

Today, I received a grade of 0 for a paper I worked really hard on. When I emailed my professor for feedback, she told me she gave me a 0 because I misspelled Colombia as "Columbia" and that she's not responsible for my low IQ. FML
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Today, I got back the essay I wrote about how my country's education system is fucked. At one point, I made a spelling mistake. My teacher wrote a note about it, basically calling me illiterate, and telling me to pay attention in school instead of whining about it. She misspelled "school". FML
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vegantreegirl 26

I would make a complaint to the dean. It would be one thing to take a point off or even a few points, but if there was nothing else wrong with your paper than that's over the top to give a zero.

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Technastar 25

There is actually a Columbia in New York, and a country named Colombia. depending on the subject of the paper it might not be misspelled at all, and either way, no way this is a zero. Sounds like someone else's IQ should be in question.

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frodoman 13

Well someone is gunna get schooled....ok I’ll see myself out.

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vegantreegirl 26

I would make a complaint to the dean. It would be one thing to take a point off or even a few points, but if there was nothing else wrong with your paper than that's over the top to give a zero.

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NostalgiaFreak9 41

She deserved a zero for what I'm assuming is just one spelling mistake? Deductions of points she deserves, not a straight zero if there's nothing else wrong with the paper other than that one simple mistake.

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Technastar 25

There is actually a Columbia in New York, and a country named Colombia. depending on the subject of the paper it might not be misspelled at all, and either way, no way this is a zero. Sounds like someone else's IQ should be in question.

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RichardPencil 30

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Emma Marshall 19

No.... a 0 is not well deserved for misspelling one word.

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RichardPencil 30

I’d imagine in a paper about Colombia, you’d use the word about a dozen times or so. Misspelling it every time shows a pretty alarming lack of attention. Depending on the course, that error might be unforgivable.

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Sinshine 28

Or someone just has a misconception of how that one word is spelled. That doesn't negate the contents of the whole paper unless it's literally a test on writing Colombia 100 times. PS my phone just tried to correct Colombia to Columbia

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notanimmigrant 16

Ok let's play a little game, of who is right or wrong. If OP was talking about Washington D.C. then the teacher is wrong; however if OP was talking about the country of Colombia then the teacher is right. How the teacher decides to grade the paper is his or her decision.

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KittyMack 13

Spelling it consistently throughout would be normal, because if the thought it was spelled that way, if course they always spell it that way. Spelling the same word multiple ways within one essay would show inattention and carelessness. This is simply a case of thinking a word is spelled X and it's actually spelled Y.

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krgoks 10

Hate to break it to you, but you are also misspelling your name: It's M-u-r-r-a-y not M-a-r-r-a-y!

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Charlie Given 26

Marray is a French female name pronounced ma-ray.😊

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NostalgiaFreak9 41

Unless you possess a copy of her birth certificate, you have no business telling her that she can't spell her name.

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krgoks 10

Obviously a joke about the irony of the male OP's nickname and the subject of the paper. Settle down. People can spell anything however they want, other people might get it wrong or other cultures will have trouble with it. Colombia vs Columbia; Roma vs Rome; United States vs Estados Unidos; Marray vs Murray - it's going to happen. They shouldn't be offended when it happens - and neither should you.

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krgoks 10

If Colombia is the subject of the paper, points should be deducted; however because the OP is on the right subject, he should get some credit. My brother received a paper about whales when the subject was Wales. The student fought the 0% he/she received and ended up with a 20%. LOL. But seriously, the OP should fight or more civilly ask the instructor if they can resubmit with a letter grade deduction.

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NostalgiaFreak9 41

If a single spelling error was the only thing wrong with your paper, her IQ must be low if she deemed it appropriate to give your entire paper a straight zero.

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Charlie Given 26

Wow that's harsh you should a appeal it.

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snake_gal 8

I would bring it up with her higher ups... like dean, principal etc. or Google it for her and show it

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blahblabbity 19

unless the paper was over Colombia, i would y’all to the dean.

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