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Nov 17, 2008 20:50

The sad, sad state of college English

Some people collect sports memorabilia, or rare coins, or sea shells from the beach at Ocean City. Wilson Watson collects sentences.

He taught local community college students for 35 years and has now slipped gently into retirement. But his students’ sentences trail behind him like ship’s anchors, evidence of ( Read more... )

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knighthorse November 18 2008, 15:46:31 UTC
My favorite sentences:

• “Jogging is excellent exercise anywhere, but I prefer to jog in a warm climax.”
• “My brother and I took a fairy across to Martha’s Vineyard.”

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iknowitsasong November 18 2008, 19:47:08 UTC
i hear those fairy's really like the vineyard. *giggle*

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iknowitsasong November 18 2008, 19:48:45 UTC
damn...that should be fairys. no apostrophe. *mutter*

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knighthorse November 19 2008, 00:04:22 UTC
That, they do. LOL

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