tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10566741.post5220007005745204238..comments2024-01-05T20:18:45.991-08:00Comments on Et al.: One more thingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07829089563990675253noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10566741.post-74985274191739719052007-11-20T19:16:00.000-08:002007-11-20T19:16:00.000-08:00Um, that's "pronunciational"--and yes, it is a neo...Um, that's "pronunciational"--and yes, it is a neologism, if not, in fact, a good one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829089563990675253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10566741.post-22821693223129474922007-11-20T19:15:00.000-08:002007-11-20T19:15:00.000-08:00Hmmmm...Ass-hat does have the benefit of getting r...Hmmmm...Ass-hat does have the benefit of getting rid of any pronuciational ambiguity (you know, "ash-at"). <BR/>Thanks, d.<BR/><BR/>Julia, it was a stack of freshman essays for which I had foolishly request peer critique materials, a variety of self-assessment exercises, multiple drafts, etc.--all of which I had vowed (in public) to assess with tremendous and enthusiastic rigor. Not only that, but I had begun, kamikaze-like, typing extensive "holistic responses" to accompany my myriad margin notes, rubric/scoresheet, etc. (Okay, maybe I over-reacted a bit to the student who said on his/her informal midterm eval, "I don't understand why I got the grade I got..."<BR/><BR/>Me, compulsive? Surely you jest--Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829089563990675253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10566741.post-91219796467655081942007-11-20T18:50:00.000-08:002007-11-20T18:50:00.000-08:00I wonder what that assessment Everest was. So I ca...I wonder what that assessment Everest was. So I can commiserate properly, of course... <BR/>Ah, what the hell-- whatever it was, I can feel the burn. The pain, make it stop!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745262857388007041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10566741.post-62912208052065548512007-11-20T11:56:00.000-08:002007-11-20T11:56:00.000-08:00Hmm. I always hyphenated ass-hat. To each his own...Hmm. I always hyphenated ass-hat. To each his own, I guess!<BR/><BR/>(And honestly, I have no idea how I got here, but cheers anyway!)d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04659124543591743205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10566741.post-68693610655824320072007-11-19T10:14:00.000-08:002007-11-19T10:14:00.000-08:00My sister loves "asshat", i concur it's funny and ...My sister loves "asshat", i concur it's funny and so are you as well as your daughter, I love the Starch alone comment, and the nuts with cocktails, classic...as always thanks for sharing it all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10566741.post-313056286980219592007-11-19T08:52:00.000-08:002007-11-19T08:52:00.000-08:00I think you're funny, too. And your daughter is a...I think you're funny, too. And your daughter is a hoot.Yankee Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533568911291967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10566741.post-70578197225422265202007-11-19T07:52:00.000-08:002007-11-19T07:52:00.000-08:00Stealing this!LStealing this!<BR/><BR/>LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com