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So, Partial Credit

Professor: So your answer is “Yes”?
Student: Yes.
Professor: Ok. Well, let me tell you that the shorter and more accurate answer is “No”.

–Vanderbilt Hall, NYU

Overheard by: don cheetah

  • Posted on April 20, 2008
  • Default, Education, NYU, Questions, Students, Teachers/Professors, Words
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