"The length of the paper will be 8-10 pages. This page length includes the title page and references."
If the title page and references count as 2 pages then how many pages am I required to write?
>>9444371
>Professors giving insufficient detail
Nothing infuriates me more
6-8, if those two are INCLUDED in the length of the paper.
>>9444371
> This page length includes the title page and references
Why is confusing for you?
>>9444371
>If the title page and references count as 2 pages
Why the fuck would they count specifically as 2 pages, you moron? They would only be two if you had one page of references. If you had two pages of references, then you would have 3 pages outside of the body of the essay thay still counts towards the 8-10 page total.
>>9444371
>not having a 1 page paper with 9 pages of references
never gonna make it
>It really matters to me that your paper is an arbitrary page length, even if that means bumping up to 13 pt font or cutting out a paragraph you select at random.
>>9444775
most professors don't actually thinks this, it's a general recommendation
>>9444371
nothing makes professors harder than ambiguity.
i once saw a professor try to read out his syllabus, but he stopped every other sentence to explain it wasn't an absolute and there were so many exceptions. his pants were visibly wet by the end of the class.