A friend asks: “Would it be bad form to point out the typos in my class materials?” My answer: Probably yes.

After I posted my grades for this term, I made a dumb typo in this celebratory meme, and a friend pointed out the error on social media. Another friend, who is just starting a new grad program, asked: Curious, would it be bad form to point out the typos in my class materials? I’d say…

Something to Ponder — Let Me Fix That Meme For You

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Sharing memes about news you don’t see is lazy. Be part of the solution!

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Presidential Rhetoric

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Minneapolis protest cleanup: Did you share this meme without fact-checking it? (Don’t spread fake news about the news.)

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In a literature class, the author’s words matter more than the author’s life and times, or our own feelings and values.

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When your January term starts Dec 18. #partylikeaprof

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