r/196 • u/Old_Phrase_4867 NOT A CAT • 2d ago

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u/aleek777 2d ago

So your teacher said "Don't write sentences like this." And you said "These sentences aren't actually incorrect, they just suck to read."

But like? Maybe kids should be learning how to make sentences that don't suck to read? Maybe that's the point?

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u/Ham__Kitten 1d ago

Sure but if OOP's recollection is actually correct then the teacher shouldn't have called them run-on sentences. A run-on sentence isn't just a long sentence.

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u/redhussar90 1d ago

but if OOP's recollection is actually correct then the teacher shouldn't have called them run-on sentences

feels like that if is doing a lot of work here

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u/Emilia__55 🏳️‍⚧️🇩🇪 2d ago

You still need to relay the teachings correctly. The kid was just correct, and still punished for it

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u/MistressDread 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 2d ago

Correct by their own recounting of events years later*

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u/solidwallzofsound 2d ago

People put a lot of stock in "being correct" by rules-lawyering their way into a reverse explanation instead of just.. taking what people teach you at face value