PSA: The word is FAZE, not PHASE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know this is mostly in jest/ venting, but I actually find this thread quite helpful. I grew up in the rural south and got a crap education. I studied STEM at a public university and never had to take English at the college level. Even though I’ve thrived professionally and make very good money, my grammar and spelling remain below where I’d like to be. I rarely have imposter syndrome because I am very good at my job, but this is one area that gets me and still makes me feel insecure.

Even with a STEM education, you should have had a course on technical writing. Technical writing is less tolerant of the ambiguities we tolerate in regular communication.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The liberal arts majors $110k in debt gotta make sure they do something with their useless degree, lol.

This liberal arts major earns $249,00 a year in a Big Four accounting firm doing stuff with words.

There is HUGE demand for people who can write well In corporate America.

"There is a huge demand for people who write well in corporate America."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You’re not “swapping out” or “swapping in” — you’re substituting or replacing

Is "swap in/out" incorrect? Or just too informal for your taste?

Incorrect.

A swap involves two things changing with each other ("We swapped roles for a week as part of cross-training"), not a newcomer replacing what was there.

[Anonymous]

Tragic that we lost the irregardless battle.

[Anonymous]

I see "sneak peak" on big time influencers' accounts all the time and it truly makes me consider self-immolation (or at least rethink my life choices).

Other eye-bleeders:
flare vs. flair
heals vs. heels
"sandles"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The liberal arts majors $110k in debt gotta make sure they do something with their useless degree, lol.

This liberal arts major earns $249,00 a year in a Big Four accounting firm doing stuff with words.

There is HUGE demand for people who can write well In corporate America.

I hope you mean they are making $249,000 and not $249.00.

I don’t know any of these people IRL. One of my siblings was an English major and after many low paying writing and/or editing jobs is now working in a different field making very little money. Please post any open jobs you find for over 70k. She will apply.

[Anonymous]

Reign, Rain, Rein

Most of the time people are looking for "rein" like you rein a horse- like "She should rein that in before it becomes a larger problem."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see "sneak peak" on big time influencers' accounts all the time and it truly makes me consider self-immolation (or at least rethink my life choices).

Other eye-bleeders:
flare vs. flair
heals vs. heels
"sandles"

I find misspellings in nearly every single post on Tik tok/instagram. WHY?! If you go to all the work of making a video, please just read through it. But then it makes me wonder if they ever learned any grammar or spelling in school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The liberal arts majors $110k in debt gotta make sure they do something with their useless degree, lol.

This liberal arts major earns $249,00 a year in a Big Four accounting firm doing stuff with words.

There is HUGE demand for people who can write well In corporate America.

I hope you mean they are making $249,000 and not $249.00.

I don’t know any of these people IRL. One of my siblings was an English major and after many low paying writing and/or editing jobs is now working in a different field making very little money. Please post any open jobs you find for over 70k. She will apply.

I do. It's almost like typing responses on a phone results in typographical errors sometimes. Which is exactly like what it's like to write for corporate America. And also exactly like people who use the wrong words in communications.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The liberal arts majors $110k in debt gotta make sure they do something with their useless degree, lol.

This liberal arts major earns $249,00 a year in a Big Four accounting firm doing stuff with words.

There is HUGE demand for people who can write well In corporate America.

I hope you mean they are making $249,000 and not $249.00.

I don’t know any of these people IRL. One of my siblings was an English major and after many low paying writing and/or editing jobs is now working in a different field making very little money. Please post any open jobs you find for over 70k. She will apply.

Search keyword "thought leadership." You'll find them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tragic that we lost the irregardless battle.

defanitely

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The liberal arts majors $110k in debt gotta make sure they do something with their useless degree, lol.

The wealthiest person I know (worth around $40 mill.) was an English major. He has started two companies that sell knowledge-related products. His first degree taught him how to read, think, and write effectively and informed his career. And he is better educated than most business majors I know. So lol all you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, prostate cancer not prostrate cancer.

Just read in an obituary that a man died of prostrate cancer.

Sorry feel bad but couldn't stop laughing at this

[Anonymous]

I could care less

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know this is mostly in jest/ venting, but I actually find this thread quite helpful. I grew up in the rural south and got a crap education. I studied STEM at a public university and never had to take English at the college level. Even though I’ve thrived professionally and make very good money, my grammar and spelling remain below where I’d like to be. I rarely have imposter syndrome because I am very good at my job, but this is one area that gets me and still makes me feel insecure.

Even with a STEM education, you should have had a course on technical writing. Technical writing is less tolerant of the ambiguities we tolerate in regular communication.

That's not how it works. I have two undergrad degrees in Eng & Math and a grad degree in Eng, and have never had to take a technical writing course. I'm not the PP and have no problem with grammar and spelling (avid reader and multilingual, I think that helps), but it is not a requirement at most universities.