ExtremeDude2 Wrote:I've only written my first draft so far, going to do the second today.
You still haven't answered the question.
Shonumi Wrote:I was an English major
Oh god......I'm so sorry. Then again I did always imagine you smoking a pipe while wearing a robe and reading classic literature when posting (tell me how I would fix this sentence).
Did you actually manage to find a decent job with that degree?
I'm taking a COMP 101 class, it is a 3 hour, 1 semester course that I'm taking in 4 weeks XD
Quote:I'm taking an english composition 101 class. It is a 3 credit hour 1 semester course that I'm taking in 4 weeks XD
I hope to god you're not taking as many shortcuts in your essay as you are here.
(08-02-2012, 03:42 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Shonumi Wrote:I was an English major
Oh god......I'm so sorry. Then again, I always did imagine your smoking a pipe while wearing a robe and reading classic literature when posting (tell me how I would fix this sentence).
The comma's optional with adverbs and short adverbial phrases at the start of sentences, so it's a stylistic choice. Some people think you shouldn't have adverbs splitting up verbs, especially infinitives (e.g. no "to boldy go", sorry Cpt. Kirk). That's stylistic as well. This has to do with linguistic debates; some believe English should emulate Latin and romance languages, which can't split their infinitives with adverbs (yes, that's a silly reason, if you ask me). So, in a sense, the first two really aren't corrections; I'm just taking note of them for discussion
The only thing most people never get (maybe because it's seldom taught in our public schools
) is that one needs to use the possessive pronoun in cases like "you smoking". "Smoking" is a
gerund; those can't act as adverbs, though you might see them used to construct adverbial phrases e.g. "
Typing on my keyboard, I respond to the post." So "smoking" can't modify "you", and it must be treated as a noun. It does read weird, but it's correct. Most people (Brits included!) ignore it, both in speech and in writing. But hey, if you wanna be pedantic...
(08-02-2012, 03:42 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Did you actually manage to find a decent job with that degree?
Not yet, I've been looking though. Right now I work part-time moving freight with a forklift. It's not bad for $16/hr, but I'd really like to write as a full-time job.
Quote:Not yet, I've been looking though. Right now I work part-time moving freight with a forklift. It's not bad for $16/hr, but I'd really like to write as a full-time job.
Yeah......surely you knew what you were getting yourself into before you picked English as a major, right?
Quote:The comma's optional with adverbs and short adverbial phrases at the start of sentences, so it's a stylistic choice. Some people think you shouldn't have adverbs splitting up verbs, especially infinitives (e.g. no "to boldy go", sorry Cpt. Kirk). That's stylistic as well. This has to do with linguistic debates; some believe English should emulate Latin and romance languages, which can't split their infinitives with adverbs (yes, that's a silly reason, if you ask me). So, in a sense, the first two really aren't corrections; I'm just taking note of them for discussion Big Grin
The only thing most people never get (maybe because it's seldom taught in our public schools Dodgy) is that one needs to use the possessive pronoun in cases like "you smoking". "Smoking" is a gerund; those can't act as adverbs, though you might see them used to construct adverbial phrases e.g. "Typing on my keyboard, I respond to the post." So "smoking" can't modify "you", and it must be treated as a noun. It does read weird, but it's correct. Most people (Brits included!) ignore it, both in speech and in writing. But hey, if you wanna be pedantic... Wink
I think this meme applies pretty well to both of us (I just recently discovered this one, so it hasn't become boring yet):
http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3pkzh5/
http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3pkyn7/
Edit: Oh you've got to be kidding me. Quickmeme doesn't support direct image links apparently, at least not without a fair bit of complicated workarounds.
Yeah, I knew what I signed up for. I could have become a grade school teacher, but I've gotten to know so many over the years that I learned that's not a choice for me. If I continued my education, I could probably teach at universities instead, but I'm really disenfranchised with literary studies. I'm more interested in creating literature than reading or writing about it. Someone said I could go to law school with my GPA; nothing doing though.
Though, English degrees are quite flexible. You can go into marketing, communications, journalism, etc. Right now, it's just a matter of finding something close to my location. I don't really live in Chicago, but close enough. All the jobs (mostly copy writing) are there. I might have to double down and find one there, despite the misgivings I have for Chicago. Or I could just move out of state, but then how would my parents pay for electricity, or food, or anything? :p I could always live as underpaid author writing cheap novels by the month, I guess if push comes to shove.
Good memes, btw. Yes, we educated types do have our fair share of troubles.
(08-02-2012, 06:39 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:Or I could just move out of state, but then how would my parents pay for electricity, or food, or anything?
You support them too?
Oh jeez that's rough.
No, no, it's quite the other way around
I rely on them. I should have been more explicit; I'm still claimed as a dependent on their taxes. I meant, if I moved, how would they ever pay for any of the stuff I get for free right now.