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Found Sentences: Our Past and Present Future

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

Usually the student sentences which stand out for me are more than merely comical. I am also less interested in those errors which some see as comic, especially in terms of laughing at the student’s expense. I am much more … Continue reading →

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When Plagiarism Goes Wrong

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Barry Pomeroy

One of the ways that students plagiarize, at least when they take material from online and attempt to incorporate it into their papers, is to run a thesaurus function—such as the synonym option in MSword—on certain words. They seldom trouble … Continue reading →

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Sentences from Student Papers

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Barry Pomeroy

Although student papers are not the gold mine that some websites suggest, with anti-pedantic-teacher rhetoric and unlikely yet comical meanings, they sometimes offer thoughtful analysis and clever observations. These are a delight for the instructor, but unfortunately—and perhaps this says … Continue reading →

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The Best line from a Student Paper

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Barry Pomeroy

Although I have read many great student sentences over the years, probably the most memorable one is from my student’s essay when I was teaching in the United States. One of my students was writing about Frederick Douglass, the famous … Continue reading →

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