Pernicious Pride

it's costing me my education

from JoeUser Forums
Agonizing over a stupid English assignment because my teacher picks us apart whenever we use commas

I voluntarily failed this class the last time I tried to take it because I was pissed off by my arrogant teacher

She didn't like my thesis. My thesis was great. I don't need some community college teacher to knock down my brilliant idea just because she didn't think of it first.

My current teacher is accusing me of comma splicing every time I put a comma before the word "and"

I have two text references to back me up that it is perfectly normal to put a comma after the word and. It's called JOINING CLAUSES.

I'll use commas any time I please, thank you very much. I've been writing since I was in the first grade. Do we really need to go back to basics just for the ESL adults who decided to take this class??? Can I CLEP out of this waste-of-time class?!

So this is why I think college sucks. I'm not teachable any more. I get mad every time the professor tells me I'm wrong. Maybe if they said so with more loving and caring, like a kindergarten teacher would correct a child, I could be reached. I'm a 30-year old child, after all.

"Honey, you don't really need a comma there. It's OK, I love you anyway. Here's an 'A' just for being you."
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
It sucks when a teacher doesn't see your way of writing doesn't it? Did you show her the book that gave you the information about Joining Clauses? Maybe you should. Sometimes these professors can be harsh in their demeanor and that's difficult to deal with. Don't even get on her "bad" side or you'll be marked for the whole semester!

Hang in there Angela. You're taking this class to benefit you and to take you one step closer to your goals. Don't let a teacher's "classroom manners" get you down or make you give up.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Yeah, the funny thing is, the rule about Joining Clauses is in the assigned text for the class, but the teacher insists that his preferences are that we use as few commas as possible, and that we should NEVER use semi-colons. The text states that semi-colons are perfectly acceptable forms of punctuation in the right circumstances. I'm trying to hold my breath and not get on my professor's bad side, but my writing preferences may be as strong as his...

I'm aiming to get at worst a "C" in this class...just to pass. Sheesh, I used to love writing but this stupid class is really making me walk on eggshells now.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'm trying to hold my breath and not get on my professor's bad side, but my writing preferences may be as strong as his...

I'm aiming to get at worst a "C" in this class...just to pass. Sheesh, I used to love writing but this stupid class is really making me walk on eggshells now.


I had a professor once whose ideas were not the same as mine so I had to conform to his way of thinking. On the assignment he gave us he said what I wrote was incorrect, this information I wrote about was from researching different texts and I even had the backups to show him. He still insisted I was wrong. I was really P.O. at him and ended up with a C in his class. Sometimes you just gotta let it go.

Good luck with it anyway. It won't be easy.