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Anonymous wrote:Many people think its easy - I speak English, how difficult can it be? They don't understand (or don't want to understand) what the major entails. The breadth and type of literature that is read is not easy. Just try reading Chaucer's work in its original Middle English with a deep understanding followed by critical analysis and writing. I understand it's difficult to get a high paying job like in finance which is why many English majors do go on to grad school.

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GMU English grad here again. No, it was really really easy. They even had movie classes, movies! And I skipped the hard books. Just pay attention in class and take some notes, I never read a single Faulkner book.

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Anonymous wrote:Dcum is particularly engineering or business only. I don't think that's real life. In the Instagram that announces where graduates of my child's school are going to college, I see plenty of intended social science and humanities majors.

+1. I've also noticed likely overlap with Reddit. Both seem to be heavily STEM.

Because both are full of strivers who only care about making the most money.

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dony898 wrote:Everyone dunks on English majors until they need help writing a single coherent sentence on LinkedIn.

I had to write a job description recently and used AI for the first to time to do it. It was pretty dam* good. I just had to tweak it a bit. I was a bit shocked.

I saw a video of a fake podcast created by Google Gemini for a technical manual. It was shockingly amazing.

I think many, if not most, people find it to be good because they can't write to save their arse so anything that's comprehensible is going to be good.

95% of all communication in the business world is simply communicating the equivalent of the chicken crossed the road.

Who cares if your company earnings press release is written well. It just needs to communicate that revenues were up 5% and earnings increased 10%.

Who cares if advertising copy is well written? Almost nobody which is why it’s literally being taken over by AI.

Who cares if a Company’s IPO perspectus is well written? Nobody considering few read them…however you do need to make sure AI doesn’t hallucinate something to cause a lawsuit down the road.

This isn’t about “good” writing…it’s just is it good enough. That’s all the corporate world cares about.

I disagree. You should see the unprofessional emails and memos that Doge sends me on a daily basis. Good writing matters.

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Anonymous wrote:Dcum is particularly engineering or business only. I don't think that's real life. In the Instagram that announces where graduates of my child's school are going to college, I see plenty of intended social science and humanities majors.

+1. I've also noticed likely overlap with Reddit. Both seem to be heavily STEM.

Because both are full of strivers who only care about making the most money.

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Anonymous wrote:An example of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in Middle English. Understanding it is only the beginning.

"Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote

The droghte of Marche hath perced to the roote,

And bathed every veyne in swich licour,

Of which vertu engendred is the flour."

but, why do people need to understand this? I read Shakespeare, Flaubert, etc.. but I don't see the point in needing to understand very old English. My DH is English. He doesn't even like reading those types of books

Which then begs the question, why do I need to study so many subjects that I will never use in my career? It's not necessarily the specific subject matter that's important, its the the thought processes and skills that we develop that's important.

I can understand learning history, social science, but none of those classes are taught in ye olde English. So, again, why does one need to understand Chaucer's old English?

I think it's important to read some classics, but I don't think it's important to read every classic.

Majoring in English is not only (or primarily) about reading the classics. It's about thinking about literature and the ways that literature reflect (or doesn't reflect) society and our culture. It's about expanding our imaginations and empathy through seeing the world through others' perspectives. And it's about close reading and defending ideas with specific examples.

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dony898 wrote:Everyone dunks on English majors until they need help writing a single coherent sentence on LinkedIn.

I have nothing but respect for English and history majors, but writing a single coherent sentence on LinkedIn is a perfect example of what ChatGPT is good for.

If I come to the conclusion that a prospective employee used ChatGPT to write his or her profile / job search pitch on LinkedIn, that’s a hard pass

That’s a really weird thing to get hung up on. Of all the throwaways one shouldn’t spend too much time on, the LinkedIn profile is top of the list.

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dony898 wrote:Everyone dunks on English majors until they need help writing a single coherent sentence on LinkedIn.

I have nothing but respect for English and history majors, but writing a single coherent sentence on LinkedIn is a perfect example of what ChatGPT is good for.

If I come to the conclusion that a prospective employee used ChatGPT to write his or her profile / job search pitch on LinkedIn, that’s a hard pass

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Anonymous wrote:Dcum is particularly engineering or business only. I don't think that's real life. In the Instagram that announces where graduates of my child's school are going to college, I see plenty of intended social science and humanities majors.

+1. I've also noticed likely overlap with Reddit. Both seem to be heavily STEM.

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dony898 wrote:Everyone dunks on English majors until they need help writing a single coherent sentence on LinkedIn.

I have nothing but respect for English and history majors, but writing a single coherent sentence on LinkedIn is a perfect example of what ChatGPT is good for.

If I come to the conclusion that a prospective employee used ChatGPT to write his or her profile / job search pitch on LinkedIn, that’s a hard pass

Anonymous wrote:I know women’s studies, studio art, and political science majors from my LAC, who went to medical school.

Anonymous wrote:Dcum is particularly engineering or business only. I don't think that's real life. In the Instagram that announces where graduates of my child's school are going to college, I see plenty of intended social science and humanities majors.

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dony898 wrote:Everyone dunks on English majors until they need help writing a single coherent sentence on LinkedIn.

I have nothing but respect for English and history majors, but writing a single coherent sentence on LinkedIn is a perfect example of what ChatGPT is good for.