2 points for (obscene) effort
A British high school student received credit for writing nothing but a two-word obscenity on an exam paper because the phrase expressed meaning and was spelled correctly.
The Times of London newspaper quoted examiner Peter Buckroyd as saying he gave the student 2 points out of a possible 27 for the English paper.
“It would be wicked to give it zero because it does show some very basic skills we are looking for, like conveying some meaning and some spelling,” Buckroyd was quoted as saying.
Buckroyd said the student would have received a higher mark if the phrase had been punctuated.
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