Why are professors so frustrating?

Question

I just got back a paper that was poorly graded because the teacher severely misunderstood my writing style because he has a poor grasp of grammar.

"Truth of absoluteness" means absolute truth. He didn't understand that.
To avoid repeating the topic you use the word "it" and "this" in the sentence that follows the sentence that mentions the topic. He didn't understand that.

He corrected "we don't know anything that we see as not...." into "we don't know that anything we see is not..." -- they both carry the same meaning. Just because my phrasing is foreign to his set way of thinking grammatically, doesn't mean it itself is grammatically incorrect.

By the way, I am a Grammarian.

Also, he constantly stammers when he's speaking because he has trouble coming up with coherent sentences.

Chris, refer back to my first additional comment. I've fervently studied grammar for a decade now.

I agree not all professors are frustrating. That's why I didn't include the word "all" in the title. I've come across lovely professors in my time.

Answer 1

I wouldn't say "professors" in general are frustrating. That one is. You might not be asking for an advice but in order for a person to be frustrating it takes a receptor to be frustrated. Don´t allow him to make you feel like that.

Answer 2

Truth of absoluteness does NOT mean absolute truth at all! If you didn't understand that, it's no wonder he graded your paper poorly. It's you who have no grasp of subject matter or grammar, not he. His correction to your sentence, to the extent you set it forth here, was accurate. Your syntax is off as well and why do you use the word "because" twice in the first sentence?

**...and his speech impediment would have what, exactly, to do with anything you've asked here?

Answer 3

transfer to another Englsih class.

Answer 4

not all are.

but it sounds like you should seek a better one.