Monday, August 1, 2011Good morning crew,
I just read a story about Wilson Watson. He is a retired English professor who has spent the last couple decades collecting the most hilarious and often depressing spelling, grammatical and contextual errors his students have made in their papers.
I have reprinted a few of the more bizarre examples for you below. You might find them entertaining. Reading these bloopers really highlights the careless responsibility of our educational system, and I know it shouldn't, but knowing there are people out there who actually think this is English really helps my own self-a-steam.
Laugh it up,
Joe
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***"People who murder a lot of people are called masked murderers."
"The person was an innocent by standard, who just happened to be the victim of your friend's careless responsibility."
"Another effect of smoking is it may give you cancer of the thought."
"The children of lesbian couples receive as much neutering as those of other couples."
"Benjamin Franklin discovered America while fling a kite."
"Keith helps me to have good self-a-steam."
"For example, one homeless person lives under a bride in Lanham, Md."
"Jogging on a woman's ovaries can be dangerous to her health."
"The French benefits of this job are good."
***Jill was discussing the various aspects and possible outcome of the Insurance policy with the man at the Insurance Agency.
During the discussion, she asked, "Suppose I take the life insurance for my husband today and tomorrow he dies? What will I get?"
The agent eyed her suspiciously and replied, "Probably 20 to life."
*-------------- Guaranteed to Roll Your Eyes --------------*The tax advisor had just read the story of Cinderella to his four-year-old daughter for the first time. The little girl was fascinated by the story, especially the part where the pumpkin turns into a golden coach.
Suddenly she piped up, "Daddy, when the pumpkin turned into a golden coach, would that be classed as income or a long-term capital gain?"