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 #2 (permalink) Sun Jan 13, 2008 19:11 pm Expression: "Sometimes we just have assess ourselves..." |
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Hi Tom
"The circular file" is a humorous reference to a trash can. So, if someone tells you they put something in the circular file, it means they threw it away.
I'd say the teacher was basically telling the student that if they really assessed the essay objectively, they'd realize the essay needs to be completely rewritten -- i.e. the student needs to throw the first one away and start from scratch.
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Jan 14, 2008 16:56 pm Expression: "Sometimes we just have assess ourselves..." |
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Hi Tom,
Your sentence should probably read Sometimes we just have to assess ourselves...."?
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:48 am Expression: "Sometimes we just have assess ourselves..." |
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| Torsten wrote: |
| Your sentence should probably read Sometimes we just have to assess ourselves...."? |
It shouldn't just probably be; it absolutely must be. At first I thought it said, "At first we just have asses ourselves." You can't do without the word "to" in there. |
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