my dear you've been used, I'm breaking the news
I got an e-mail from one of my professors yesterday with this subject line: "could you do me a favor?"
Apparently, he wants me to edit a philosophy paper he's submitting to a book. And it's not just for grammar, either. "If you find anything wrong with it, spelling mistakes, grammatical mistakes, lapses in reasoning, etc. let me know... Also if you think it could be made better by explaining this or that, or if you can think of a funny joke to stick in somewhere, let me know that too."
As pleased as I am to be asked, it's a very strange feeling to be treated like a peer by someone who is grading you.
Apparently, he wants me to edit a philosophy paper he's submitting to a book. And it's not just for grammar, either. "If you find anything wrong with it, spelling mistakes, grammatical mistakes, lapses in reasoning, etc. let me know... Also if you think it could be made better by explaining this or that, or if you can think of a funny joke to stick in somewhere, let me know that too."
As pleased as I am to be asked, it's a very strange feeling to be treated like a peer by someone who is grading you.