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- From: cbergstr@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Chris N Bergstresser)
- Subject: Re: Who in the hell am I? (RAI)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.211136.1423@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan22.161337.22461@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> sorlin@magnus.acs
- .ohio-state.edu (Steven J Orlin) writes:
- >
- >Its been so long, I have no idea what the hell an antecedent is. I don't
- >fucking care either! I hate English! I hate English professors! I hate
- >english majors!
-
- I feel much better about my decision to major in English, now.
-
- >
- >I mean, what is the deal here? As long as you get the point right?
-
- Yes, true, the idea _is_ to get your point across, but you forget that
- language doesn't just communicate ideas. Language also serves to give people
- an idea of _who_ they are communicating _with_ So, those who are able to give
- well-written, grammatically correct opinions are regarded as being more correct
- than those who are unable to.
-
- >Professions in English are worthless past high school.
- >What if a nuclear war breaks out. Hows your English gonna help you out?
- >You'll be able to write a thesis right? BIG fucking deal.
- >
- English professions _also_ include the writers and poets who are regarded,
- by at least some on the planet, to have a lot to do with raising the quality of
- life as a whole. They also make good communicators, primarily because of my
- point above, and as such serve as teachers, diplomats, lawyers and politicians.
- Regardless of how you feel personally about any of these groups, they _are_
- generally regarded as needed for a modern society.
- And incidently, if a nuclear war breaks out, no matter what you major is,
- you're most likely going to end up a small pile of sludge.
-
- >yeah, well, just get back to teachin them kids! And leave my gramer(hah!)
- >alone!
- >
- After all, one benefit of speaking very poor grammar is, if you _are_ an
- idiot, it's very obvious.
-
- >
- >by the way, If I'm a young gun, are you an old crabby, dried out, bag lady wit
- >sagging breasts?
- >
- That's odd, the way I heard that joke was this:
-
- What can you do with an English major?
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- Sleep with her.
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