Jeg vet ikke om deg, but I’ve had more teachers than I’d can count who graded papers solely on how well you followed the proper format and not, du vet, on that fluff they call ‘content.’
If you’re a student, chances are pretty good you have to write many, many papers – all in MLA format, a common format for papers, essays, and such. The MLA format was designed, Jeg kan tenke, å regulere utseendet av alle papirer og kjøre elevene gal. Det er tonnevis av tilfeldige regler og retningslinjer du må vite, for eksempel: