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I do confess that after 15 years and 30,000 posts to FR, it does still amuse me when intellectual heavyweights still feel like observations on formatting, typos or grammar pass for essential dialog. Particularly so from those who apparently believe that the "RTFT before posting" guideline does not apply to them. For all the problems you had reading the initial post, you could have saved yourself the effort of responding, had you simply scrolled down to post 30 of this thread. But that wasn't your mission here. You wanted make sure I knew that that you think graduate degrees are a waste of time. Some are. Some are essential.

I have no idea what it is that you think I plagiarized (perhaps you're confused), but I will assure you that I worked full time during the day and went to school at night. I received an academic scholarship, and paid the rest myself. I can afford it. I happen to know this year's commencement speaker, but I won't be attending.

I posted my observations from the unique perspective of someone who actually attended a school that is a frequent topic of conversations for conservatives. Apparently you'd rather form your own benighted opinions stick to trying to convince yourself that you know everything. Best of luck with that. And smile: God loves you.

https://www.goodreads.com/series/57207-warriner-s-english-grammar-and-composition

http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/mla

www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/.../citation.htm

Why no dear fellow, neither your graduate degrees nor mine are a "waste of time." However, if you are to eventually prepare a dissertation, you may find the aforementioned of some value. In fact, even a cursory glance at the information may well, in the long run, save you a great deal of time and trouble.

Praemonitus. Praemunitus.

I’m sure you’ve run into the occasion when a reply LOOKED good in PREVIEW; but was botched up when it actually got posted.

I sure have!

(At least that’s my cover story; and I’m sticking to it!)