Peeved by Writing Pet Peeves

Mon, 17 Nov 2003 14:24:46 -0800

Actually, MY pet peeve is grader's pet peeves. I have been through too many workshops in which people felt they simply could not grade a paper for argument, sense, organization, or other thing far more crucial to reader understanding. Correcting these peeve-provokers was like a compulsion in that nothing else could be done to the paper until they were all marked and appropriately chastised.

Actually, the comment about more substantial contributors to reader understanding is a personal opinion and not based on any data. It really is an empirical assertion. I would be astonished if anyone had data showing that use of data in the singular contributed more to reader confusion than lack of organization.

-Chuck

PS: But a list of pet peeves is still interesting to compile, and I hope to see one come out of this.
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- Chuck Huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Psychology Department
- Professor & Chair St.Olaf College
- http://www.stolaf.edu/people/huff/ 1520 St. Olaf Avenue
- 507.646.3169 Fax: 646.3774 Northfield, MN 55057-1098

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