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Old 06-01-2008, 08:09 PM   #240
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Ha. One of the tutors whom I supervise, went on an exchange visit to the USA. As a joke he said that if people wanted an 'A' grade they should enclose a 20 dollar bill between pages two and three of their essay. (--Yes, he is an idiot.)
About a third of the essays had the money enclosed. He returned them with the bills stapled to the front page.
Which just nicely points up the difference between American and British humo(u)r.

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