[originaltext]W: I have plenty of good ideas, Professor Johnson, but haven’t be

W: I have plenty of good ideas, Professor Johnson, but haven’t been able to organize them clearly. May I give you the paper a few days late?
M: You know that I always prefer a well written paper even it is late.
Q: What does the man mean?

M: If I’d only looked earlier, I could have found a better apartment for less money.
W: Yes, now that all the students are returning, the only places left are distant and expensive.
Q: What is the man’s problem?