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Students Failing Because of Poor Grammar
innocent_white_lamb writes "30% of freshman university students fail a 'simple English test' at Waterloo University (up from 25% a few years ago. Academic papers are riddled with 'cuz' (in place of 'because') and even include little emoticon faces. One professor says that students 'think commas are sort of like parmesan cheese that you sprinkle on your words.' At Simon Fraser University, 10% of students are not qualified to take the mandatory writing courses."
LOL i red this, coz I iz gud, at ritin english init, there all morans ROFL
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You think that's bad? My girlfriend was never taught how to reverse bay park a car because they never put it on the test. There were no car parks on the test route.
They also never tell you how to correct a skid (pumping the breaks is great if you're going in a straight line), how to drive in icy conditions (if you learn in summer), or motorway (highway) driving.
Yeah, you read that right. They don't teach you how to drive on the fastest roads in the country. They just hope you "scale up" well.
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