• danielton
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    2 years ago

    Sure, because a margin being off by a quarter inch should be worth more points than the actual content of the paper.

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      It can cost you a government contract as an adult. Also, it’s learning to format in accordance with instructions. It’s stuff like margins early on, but later it’s stuff like section headings and citations in APA or MLA. The margins are free points that you’re leaving on the table