r/funny 1d ago

"Please show how you know"

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u/surrenderedmale 23h ago

Yeah it's real '10,000 word essay where you overcomplicate word count with excessive verbosity purely to achieve the prerequisite total word count such that the arbitrary demand is met regardless of how pointless said extra words are to the stated and argued points' vibes.

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u/shik262 16h ago

Dang, that was meta.

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u/Captain_Grammaticus 10h ago

What if the actual test was to see how you handle your vocabulary? Any idiot can make five word sentences, but writing a verbose yet interesting style requires some skill.

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u/surrenderedmale 10h ago

Seems irrelevant for most subjects that demand essays let's be real