my supervisor's comments on the first few pages of my thesis

[fox]

... include the comment, "That sentence should be taken outside & shot."

[scratching head] Oh dear.

Comments

[kmg-365.livejournal.com]

Man, that's a bit harsh!

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

Nah, it's fine. a) We understand each other (he wouldn't have said that to a more fragile student), and b) it really is a dreadful sentence. :-)