tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post2500888292288944171..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Today's Writing QuizCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-563315883707356032014-03-30T08:41:58.070-05:002014-03-30T08:41:58.070-05:00Charl3s, I can d3+c+ som3 +hings, bu+ my son would...Charl3s, I can d3+c+ som3 +hings, bu+ my son would +3ar +ha+ lis+ upjodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-61488403566471486382014-03-29T08:53:52.003-05:002014-03-29T08:53:52.003-05:00Riot Kitty, it's a pet peeve of mine as well.
...Riot Kitty, it's a pet peeve of mine as well.<br /><br />Mark, your answers are better than mine!<br /><br />Patti, yeah, we were talking about wordiness this week. I gave them numerous examples and we did a lot of editing practice.<br /><br />G. B., shortly I will get twenty, ten page papers with, no doubt, some of that kind of writing.<br /><br />Jodi, gotta make them work.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-73014911603737708772014-03-28T15:03:37.824-05:002014-03-28T15:03:37.824-05:00I see you're upping the weights on your studen...I see you're upping the weights on your student's creative mind barbell. Good exercise!Jodi MacArthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373591664178281529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-34754407743798432912014-03-28T05:32:47.965-05:002014-03-28T05:32:47.965-05:00Okay, my head hurts from reading those.
Reminds m...Okay, my head hurts from reading those.<br /><br />Reminds me of what the guv'ment practices all the time: GIGO.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-58662340267395326192014-03-27T08:08:51.651-05:002014-03-27T08:08:51.651-05:00Most use more words than are necessary, making it ...Most use more words than are necessary, making it more difficult to understand. A very tempting thing because it makes your sentence seem more knowledgeable. <br /><br />PS I was able to cut many words from this comment and could probably have cut more. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-69986968018497240332014-03-27T07:24:50.295-05:002014-03-27T07:24:50.295-05:005. The researchers first cooled to 37(f) and then... 5. The researchers first cooled to 37(f) and then heated the test room to 95(f) to torture the test takers. <br />______________________________________________________<br /><br />6. The patient flat lined.<br />______________________________________________________<br /><br />7. When the participant was exposed to the test stimulus they got really stoned man.<br />______________________________________________________<br /><br />8. Charles Darwin finds that people are not always as smart as apes.<br />______________________________________________________<br /><br />9. A lot of studies investigate the role of anger in kicking someone's ass.<br />______________________________________________________<br /><br />10. Heroin has uses as a drug but only if it goes corporate.<br />______________________________________________________<br /><br />11.17 women gave data; all of whom were taking birth control pills. It was pretty cool man.<br />______________________________________________________ <br />12. Participants were slipped $50 to sign the pretest consent form. We would have paid them $100 but they got suckered for less.<br />______________________________________________________<br /><br />the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-69065817169545742542014-03-27T07:17:08.001-05:002014-03-27T07:17:08.001-05:001) ANOVA was used to revise the research results.
...1) ANOVA was used to revise the research results.<br /><br />2)The study suggests males are more physically aggressive than females.<br /><br />3)Honey bees can detect ultraviolet radiation.<br /><br />4)The study examined racial profiling using anxiety as a metric.<br /><br />5)the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-62634254800962102942014-03-26T22:50:28.890-05:002014-03-26T22:50:28.890-05:00Oooooooh, I HATE the misuse of the semicolon. HATE...Oooooooh, I HATE the misuse of the semicolon. HATE. IT. Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-51449574696206918062014-03-26T21:54:38.152-05:002014-03-26T21:54:38.152-05:00Bernard, thankee.
Bernard, thankee.<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-18809680038236237782014-03-26T12:20:58.347-05:002014-03-26T12:20:58.347-05:00Not bad at all.Not bad at all.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-52526139370191171532014-03-26T08:23:17.283-05:002014-03-26T08:23:17.283-05:00Prashant, ANOVA is just a statistical procedure fo...Prashant, ANOVA is just a statistical procedure for determining probabilities. We use it in evaluating the results of experiments to see if the results are more likely to be due to chance or to the effect of the variables we are examining.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-53220679866774824902014-03-25T23:40:12.872-05:002014-03-25T23:40:12.872-05:00Charles, I learned something too. For instance, AN...Charles, I learned something too. For instance, ANOVA had me reaching for the dictionary. It's meaning left me none the wiser. "Elicit drug" — I hear that kind of thing often at my end, like "illegal" and "illegible."Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-68422986045246436242014-03-25T21:42:55.430-05:002014-03-25T21:42:55.430-05:00Brian, we talk a lot about them trying to write &q...Brian, we talk a lot about them trying to write "academically," and why it doesn't usually work.<br /><br />Erik, lol. Glad they didn't have that phrasing on The Outlaw Josey Wales.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-44329003586663638262014-03-25T19:43:25.388-05:002014-03-25T19:43:25.388-05:00Gaseous words / not made of iron.Gaseous words / not made of iron.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-14275822481021496332014-03-25T16:20:06.499-05:002014-03-25T16:20:06.499-05:00ha. how many flattened patients do you see...hold ...ha. how many flattened patients do you see...hold the elicit drugs as well...i think some are trying to sound more intelligent than they need...and are missing the mark.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-58185011576440552572014-03-25T14:37:15.596-05:002014-03-25T14:37:15.596-05:00Alex, will do.
Cloudia, a main issue with many of...Alex, will do.<br /><br />Cloudia, a main issue with many of these is wordiness.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-79353586672317154692014-03-25T11:53:57.127-05:002014-03-25T11:53:57.127-05:00Not the obvious mistakes I expected.
Lucky studen...Not the obvious mistakes I expected.<br /><br />Lucky students have a great opportunity today indeed.<br /><br /><br /><br />AlohaCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-69023007326313210632014-03-25T10:57:19.288-05:002014-03-25T10:57:19.288-05:00I can see several really convoluted ones. Let us k...I can see several really convoluted ones. Let us know how the students do.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com