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- From: ecoughlan@desire.wright.edu
- Newsgroups: alt.personals
- Subject: Re: Who in the hell am I? (RAI)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.015210.6757@desire.wright.edu>
- Date: 24 Jan 93 01:52:10 EST
- References: <1993Jan20.151242.752@magnus.acs.ohio-stat <1993Jan21.152811.26399@<1993Jan22.161337.22461@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1993Jan22.211136.1423@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan22.211136.1423@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, cbergstr@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Chris N Bergstresser) writes:
- > 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_
-
- (man, I hate to do this...) "Language also serves to give people an idea of the
- person with whom they are communicating."
-
- >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.
-
- ...who are regarded,..., as having a lot to do with raising the quality...
-
- >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_
-
- Regardless of how you personally feel...
-
- > 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.
-
- One doesn't "speak" grammar, one uses it.
- And, yes, I realize that this was a tedious post, especially for alt.personals,
- but it doesn't do much good to argue the value of correct writing if you don't
- actually praice it yourself. I do hope, Mr. Orlin, that you never land an
- engineering job which requires you to prepare users' manuals.....As for
- Bergstresser, at least there is hope. Pay more attention next time, will ya?
- >
- >>
- >>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?
- >
- > Sleep with her.
- >
- Thank God I am not an English major. I like a little intelligent conversation
- with my sex. I may be old in some peoples' book, and I may be crabby, but
- I am far from dried out, Mr. Orlin. Perhaps when you grow up and learn the
- proper approach you will find yourself an intelligent and sensual older woman.
- Until then, don't knock it.
- Elizabeth (who hasn't taken an English class since Orlin was 5 years old and
- is beginning to wonder if she should wander off to
- alt.personals.geriatric. Anybody else out there born before 1965?)
- >
- > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
- > "But you'll never see my shade [] Chris Bergstresser
- > Or hear the sound of my feet [] cbergstr@
- > While there's a moon [] magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
- > Over Bourbon []
- > Street. . ." [] cg426@
- > -- Sting [] cleveland.freenet.edu
- > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
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