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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Double Spaced

This morning I learned an important lesson.  I wrote to one of my teachers about an assignment that is almost due.  The assignment page we were given said 1000 words/4 pages.  I hit 1000 words by page 2.  And kept going.  So I wrote and asked if that was either/or.  He kindly replied that double spaced papers will hit 1000 words on page 4 but he would be a little flexible for me.

Here's the problem: I thought I was double spaced.  Turns out the setting in Word that I thought was double space - well - wasn't.  A little investigation this morning and I now see he difference.



Big.

Difference.

This is good.  Really helpful as I move forward.  Except that the 8 page paper for another prof that I've been working on cutting back from 11 to 8 pages is now, in double space as required, 17 pages long.

Sigh.

Bang head on desk.

So I'll be spending Sunday afternoon editing while I hear the sound of NFL football coming from the other room.  The room I'm not in.

I have so much to learn.

2 comments:

  1. I did the same thing on a paper on Aquinas, except I passed it in not knowing. My grade reflected my ignorance, and from now on all me paperz will surely be double spaced!

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  2. I've already turned some in. Ah well, live and learn.

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