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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Don't hold back
Today, a friend of mine asked me to proofread her essay. "Don't hold back," she said. I took a look at it. It looked like it was written by a third grader, and she's in college. After spending a huge amount of time marking all of her mistakes, I gave it back. She got upset at me for being "extremely critical." 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
Underfunded and underappreciated
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
Despair
Today, I'm grading final projects for a junior level college class. A student finally turned in their work, after months of encouragement and coaxing. Half of it was plain wrong, the rest had so many spelling and grammatical mistakes, it appeared to be written by a drunk autocorrect program. FML
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
Today, after turning in a paper that I worked really hard on, I got it back with a grade of 0. In the feedback section, my professor wrote: “In all my 37 years of teaching, this is by far the worst essay I have ever read.” 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, in the class I'm teaching, I assigned my students an essay to complete for homework. One student asked me if I was deducting points for bad spelling. I teach English. FML
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
Confidently incorrect
Today, my boss yelled at me for ruining the report she was supposed to write with my "terrible spelling and grammar". I've checked it thoroughly, and all of her 'corrections' are wrong. She doesn’t believe me, and is refusing to look at a dictionary. FML
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Steffi3 40
Either she chose the wrong major, of you need new friends
kylieh72 25
Next time, double check.
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zach055 23
I once had something similar happen to me, but with much worse implications. When I was a freshmen in college, the English class which we took depended on the grade which we got for the essay on the SAT or ACT. I got 6 out of 12, so I was placed into Basic Writing Skills which is a remedial class. The grade to get into the normal English class is 7 out of 12, so i was one point away for being ion the normal class. On the first day of Basic Writing Skills, the professor gave us a placement test, and if we passed the test we would have been placed in the normal class. The placement test involved us being asked to write a shore essay on one question. The professor gave us the question and I started writing. I made sure that my paragraphs and sentences were well organized, but when I handed it in to the professor this is what he said. "This is so close, but I have to fail you because you for got to answer the second part of the question." I reread the question, and I saw that there was a second part which I hadn't noticed. I asked the [professor if I could retake the test, but he said no. I asked him if I could take a new test with a different question, but he said no. I was placed in Basic Writing Skills where all we talked about was paragraph and sentence structure, but the professor admitted that I knew paragraph and sentence structure. I didn't learn anything in that class because I already knew how to write at a college level. The final exam was exactly the same as the placement test but with a different question. Needless to say, I passed, but since it was a remedial class it did not count toward my GPA, and I still had to take the regular class the next semester. If i had been given the final exam on the first day of class, I guarantee I would have passed it. The professor simply didn't understand that Basic Writing Skills was unnecessary for me since it was simply a fluke that I misread the question and only answered part of it. Had the professor let me retake the placement test, I would not have wasted a semester in a remedial class which I did not need.
chinaski7628 32
So maybe you should read and answer questions in their entirety in the future? It sucks you had to learn that the hard way, but that really is basic writing.
shaifox96 13
I did use spellcheck. I also looked over it, and had two friend do so as well. I don't see what she means by I didn't use spellcheck. As far as I can see there are no spelling errors.
TheBelt 19
Time for some new friends.
limegreenpoopie 31
She needs a new major lol
chinaski7628 32
There are grammatical errors that would have shown up with the green line underneath them (assuming you didn't turn off the grammar check function). Perhaps your teacher used "spell check" as the generic, understood term for "spelling and grammar check". I have found that a lot of people ignore those green lines, or automatically accept the changes, without really understanding what the grammar check is pointing out. Just like with spell check, you have to actually read and check what you wrote before you allow grammar check to change it. Grammar check isn't always right.
shaifox96 13
I have that on still. Perhaps its something I'm not catching. I just went over her comments, my friend pointed out that she made a spelling error in her remarks as well.
iwadasn 33
You're the one responsible for your grades, not your friends. Use spellcheck and learn to proofread and edit your papers yourself.
False_Stupidity 42
That's like saying that you are responsible for any down votes you get because you should learn to read previous comments before posting. Otherwise you would know that OP did actually proof read and use spell check as well as have her friends go over it.
curiouslilbird 19
Two possible courses of action: 1) Does your college/university have a writing center/tutoring center? If so, have them check your paper for errors and correct anything accordingly. For most colleges, the tutors/helpers have to report to the professors that they helped with a student's work, so at least your professor will know that you did attempt to correct the essay. That may help ease her contentious (and frankly unprofessional) attitude toward you. 2) Is this a paper that expresses a controversial viewpoint? Your professor may disagree with your point, and is merely using the "spellcheck" thing as an excuse to downgrade you. (I speak from experience, unfortunately.) The only way to find out is to meet with her individually (like during office hours), if she's available. Showing initiative by meeting with her will prove that you're not lazy and that you're truly interested in improvement. :)
anonymouse5000 12
Not fml worthy.
marcbjonson 7
are you writing this on stone tablets? there is no excuse for spelling errors. this is your fault. it is ok. some people are just not good at life.