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12:25
27 Apr
2004		 Hmm
 

Today shall be remembered as the day that I was told by someone who is both a Law God and the Sub-Rector of College, that my essays are both wrong on a micro and a macro scale (maybe I should write for the 'Economist'?), that I have problems with both my reading and my sentence construction and that my spelling, punctuation and grammar need attention.

My bedtime reading for the evening is entitled 'The Sudents Guide to Writing' and includes guidance on "all the key aspects of writing, starting from how to write a sentence through how to build and shape an essay". Whoop-de-do. If I didn't laugh (as everyone else who I have told e.g. Anthony; OJ; Ollie has done), I would cry. However, it does say a lot if I can both get to Oxford and achieve a high 2:1 in Mods without being able to write English proper like.

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On April 27, 2004 at 16:27, Ollie said:

Okay, let's sort this out. Here's my revised version of the post:

*****

Today shall be remembered as the day I was told, by someone who is both a Law God and the Sub-Rector of College, that: my essays are wrong on both a micro and macro scale (maybe I should write for 'The Economist'?); I have problems with both my reading and my sentence construction; and my spelling, punctuation and grammar need attention.

My bedtime reading for the evening is entitled 'The Student's Guide to Writing' and includes guidance on "all the key aspects of writing, starting from how to write a sentence through how to build and shape an essay". Whoop-de-do. If I didn't laugh (as everyone else who I have told, e.g. Anthony, OJ, and Ollie, has done), I would cry. However, it does say a lot if I can both get to Oxford and achieve a high 2:1 in Mods without being able to write English proper like.

*****

Much better. If I've missed anything out, let me know. I'm off to enjoy my last few minutes of life before Amy finds and kills me. Although given her earlier botched attempt to spy on me, I'm not in any immediate danger...

On April 27, 2004 at 18:17, OJ said:

Given that we're at Oxford, there's the alternative "spelling, punctuation, and grammar need attention."

On April 27, 2004 at 19:35, Ollie said:

I'll have none of those Americanisations. And not Americanizations, either.