From a research paper draft:

[mokitty]

"As American citizens we are given several freedoms, freedom of speech and the right to bare arms to name a few."

OMG.

And this is a woman who's been rather indignant so far about her grades not being as high as she'd like them.

Comments

[the_lady_lily]

Could she be rather wittily referring to the recent furor over Michelle Obama's fashion choices?

No?

Oh well. I live in hope.

[funnel101]

See, I thought about making that joke, but worried no one would get it. *hangs head in shame*

[the_lady_lily]

I clearly expect a high level of current event trivia knowledge from my fellow interwebbers ;)

[trobadora]

My first thought as well. *g*

[riverafire]

This is why I advise my students at the start of each semester that spell check is not their friend.

[enders_shadow]

Well, either that or they need to learn their homophones.

[sushidog]

A colleague of mine once had to mark an essay which discussed Piglet's views on child development, for exactly that reason.

[enders_shadow]

Were the assigned texts:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tao_of_Pooh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Te_of_Piglet

?

[funnel101]

Wasn't the right to bare arms like the 2nd amendment? Our founding fathers must have been really hot to care so much about shedding layers!

[kat_zilla]

They understood our poor southern plight. After living in Florida for a few years, I'm prepared to join the revolution against anyone denying me my right to bare arms.

[max_ambiguity]

Give me bare arms or give me death!

...wow...just wow

[enders_shadow]

Sweet Odin!

That's not an ESL student is it? ...cause....it should be.

"In conclude" IN CONCLUDE?!

Re: ...wow...just wow

[lo8a]

And that's the least WTF part.