From: David McInerney <borderlands-AT-optusnet.com.au>
Subject: AUT: Fwd: [C18-L] Malapropism(s) for the Day
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:17:25 +1030


Those of us who have had the 'pleasure' of grading essays for a living 
might get a laugh (or groan) out of the following from C-18L.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Ted Ruml <redlands.rumls-AT-VERIZON.NET>
> Date: 10 December 2004 11:03:07 AM
> To: C18-L-AT-LISTS.PSU.EDU
> Subject: [C18-L] Malapropism(s) for the Day
> Reply-To: 18th Century Interdisciplinary Discussion 
> <C18-L-AT-LISTS.PSU.EDU>
>
>  To my fellow sufferers in grading:
>
>  In a paper on Oroonoko, Gulliver's Travels, and Rasselas is written 
> (the best/worst at the end):
>
>  "The theme is all of them seem to be looking for what many know as 
> democracy since back when these stories were written was that of 
> between 1660-1815 during this time, Europe was under England's rule 
> which was next to impossible for people to act on there own free will 
> without the king's approval.  Many people saw this kind of rule as 
> what is called Tierney."
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