RE: Writing Pet Peeves

[DeVolder Carol L]

Seriously?

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From: Robin Abrahams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 5:23 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: RE: Writing Pet Peeves

Oh, I've heard "blase blase blase" before; in fact, I say it. It's just a variation, like "yada yada yada." Possibly regional? Or with its origin in some movie or television show? Who knows. But your student didn't make it up.

DeVolder Carol L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Sometimes I actually laugh out loud when I read student papers, but then I want to cry. Conversations with them aren't always better. I had a student who routinely made up or misused words--once she meant to say "and blah, blah, blah..." but instead said "and blase, blase, blase..." (since I can't figure out how to give it the appropriate punctuation, it should be pronounced blah-say, blah-say, blah-say). This student has since graduated, but she still makes me laugh, and not necessarily in in a mocking way, but...
Carol

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