Pet Peeve Essay

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I do believe I am not the only person with this pet peeve. When you write on my school papers or any of my papers really, there better be a good reason as to why you are writing things on my paper. If you are not a teacher nor helping me with something, why would you even think about writing on my paper? I don't care if it is a small thing, such as a smiley face, do not write unnecessary things on my papers.
Unnecessary writing means that you're writing with no purpose. Why would you take the time out of your day, go out of your way to write and or draw something silly on someone else's paper? When in reality they are probably just going to erase it anyway. I used to get upset when people wrote things on my paper, when I was younger. Most

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