"Students Write the Damnedest Things"

[eilonwy]

about The Canterbury Tales:
"Some stories are more comedic and others extremely tragic. This is the effect that Chaucer is going for because such is the inevitability of Chaucer's times. Some days are great, but the prospect of what was on the horizon loomed over the current, temporary joy."

Um. Huh?Oooh, and this one, (different paper but

Comments

[etoile444]

"Holy pecan" LOL, did make me think holy deacon, not that there is any sense in that either. It's sort of like they have a thesaurus or a spell checker problem.

[mousecatfish]

holy pecan? fantastic. absolutely bloody fantastic. irritating because it's just dumb and indicates someone who definitely hasn't reviewed his/her paper, let alone proofread it. but still. and the mists one, too. is that a malapropism or just a flub?