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Anonymous - 24/05/2018 19:00

Today, after submitting a 500-word essay to a writing contest, I found out that I lost to someone who wrote 3 sentences. FML

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Anonymous - 09/09/2009 04:27 - United States

Today, I realized I forgot to write a 5000 word essay for my English class. I tried to be calm since I had until midnight to finish, and it was only 8pm. I typed for three hours straight,and finished the assignment. I read over the instruction again, and realized it only had to be 500 words. FML

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writerflaw - 10/03/2015 17:36 - United States - Juneau

Today, I lost a grade on an essay, because according to my teacher, I put much more detail into my analytical essay than I should have. FML

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Anonymous - 28/07/2009 22:27 - United States

Today, I was supposed to hear back from a major scholarship competition. After months of waiting, during which my parents were convinced I had won, I discovered that my entry had never been received. Apparently the woman I had confirmed with had had a long day, and lied so that she could go home. FML

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can't wait to go home - 10/06/2016 19:18 - Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-spain

Today, I lost an art contest to some talentless arsepipe whose piece was literally just a broken heart crudely drawn in her own blood. FML

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All that time I'm never getting back

Anonymous - 09/10/2020 11:02 - United States - York

Today, I ended up being wasting an entire week on a very important scholarship essay because I thought the requirements said “3500 words” when in reality, they said “3500 characters.” FML

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Anonymous - 02/08/2016 14:42 - Germany - Berlin

Today, I excitedly told my brother I submitted a short story for a competition for the first time ever. His reply? "Congrats. I guess the first letter of rejection is a special occasion." Gee, thanks for that reality check. FML

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Meritocracy doesn't exist

Anonymous - 13/03/2023 10:00 - Hong Kong - Central District

Today, due to nepotism, I lost to a competitor. They rarely contributed to the competition and were literally distracted all the way through. Their quality was pretty low as well, but they were friends with the judge. FML

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badessaymyass - 17/04/2014 19:59 - United States - Phoenix

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

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Nitpicking

Unteachable - 08/02/2017 06:00 - United States

Today, as a high school English teacher, I had to read submissions for a writing contest. The entries were filled with words like "irregardless", "could of", "acrost", and "ain't". These papers were supposedly written by the best students in the school. FML

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shaifox96 - 17/04/2015 03:34 - Canada - Saint Catharines

Today, I received a terrible grade for an essay I worked really hard on. I had two friends, one being an English major, check it over. However, apparently I "clearly didn't use spellcheck" on this essay just like the last one I submitted to her. FML

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Leeono 26

Wednesday 9 May 2018 10:51

Quality over quantity?

ChromoTec 24

Wednesday 9 May 2018 18:25

Can you follow up and tell us what your essay was and what the three sentences were?

interesting33 36

Wednesday 9 May 2018 6:46

Please tell us what they were!

jbowww16 10

Thursday 24 May 2018 19:50

;)

Leeono 26

Wednesday 9 May 2018 10:51

Quality over quantity?

user53658 15

Wednesday 9 May 2018 11:02

Or just lazy judges...

interesting33 36

Thursday 10 May 2018 9:54

It's not the length, it's how you use it.

ChromoTec 24

Wednesday 9 May 2018 18:25

Can you follow up and tell us what your essay was and what the three sentences were?

Symphoniaes 32

Thursday 24 May 2018 19:48

The three sentences were: “Hello, esteemed judge. I have your family. Give me first place, or else.”

jkjorn 16

Thursday 24 May 2018 20:13

I'm at a loss for words.

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Thursday 24 May 2018 21:16

They were very long sentences.

pjsr 32

Thursday 24 May 2018 22:02

That sucks That sucks That sucks

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Thursday 24 May 2018 22:32

Word count is quite low. The rules state the number in A haiku contest.

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Thursday 24 May 2018 22:48

Short and precise is the key to winning. Saying more won't make it any better than it needs to be.

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Friday 25 May 2018 0:21

So I guess the winner would have written this FML in three words with a lot more f to the ml

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