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reading, writing, loving and living
I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o’clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps.
Pronounce me correctly
I find it really rather amusing how people seem to think they’re the masters of pronunciation. Especially when (no offence) Brits go into a rage over how we North Americans are incapable of pronouncing their words correctly. The fact is: in many cases there is more than one way to pronounce a word! Just look in the dictionary.
One of the comments is especially childish in stating that the English invented the English language, and therefore they and only they have the key to how words are pronounced. I won’t even go into the desperate ignorance of this statement. Let me just say that this person could really do with a few history books.
Most of the (British) commentators where particularly appauled at how we (North Americans) say aluminium and schedule. I must say, I did have a good laugh at their rants.
How many people still WRITE?
Just curious,
How many of us Tumblr writers still put pen to paper? I tend to go straight for my compy now :3.
I have found it more useful to start on paper, then take it to the shiny box.
I carry my notebook around everywhere I go. If I have a bigger bag I take two. But at home I tend to go straight to my laptop. That being said I also have a typewriter; but it’s really loud and my walls are very thin, doesn’t go over well with the neighbours..
Kindle Sadness
My Kindle died. It drowned miserably in the depths of my purse. I performed emergency resussitation to no avail. RIP.
I know how odd it is that I’ve never read this. So here goes!
Antanaclasis
Interesting.
The Fitzgeralds’ passports! How exciting!
Oh I love this :)
Great video, love the speaker. Go TED :)
Comment to Daily Beast “Majors” Article
I don’t think ranking majors according to their importance is a very pertinent activity. I am an English Lit and History of Art major, I also have a degree in French, as well as graduate degree in business, with which I’m not quite through. I concede that perhaps my first degree did not give me very much by way of a career, but then as I’m not nearly interested enough in the highly competitive world of art criticism, I am rather willing to believe the fault lies with myself, not with my degree.
Of course, a degree is only a piece of paper, the value we assign to it is entirely subjective. An English degree is utterly unimportant to a scientist. A degree in biochem to a linguist, and the list may go on. However, to suggest that the majors mentioned in this article are useless, only points to the author’s own ignorance.
Value is not something that can be judged against a universal standard. Society, in order to flourish, must be comprised of well-rounded, open-minded, and inquisitive people in every field. I have had great discussions with friends who have gone on to be lawyers, doctors, scientists, teachers, and entrepreneurs; the reason these discussions could be so interesting was that we all had a different perspective.
In short, it’s easy to dismiss “creative” majors as useless, but saying (as I have seen a comentator mention) that anyone can do English is really rather amusing. Most graduates of “useful” majors could really benefit from a solid year of learning how to think as well as how to write coherently; much of which is taught in these “useless” degrees.
Of course, a degree is only a piece of paper, the value we assign to it is entirely subjective. An English degree is utterly unimportant to a scientist. A degree in biochem to a linguist, and the list may go on. However, to suggest that the majors mentioned in this article are useless, only points to the author’s own ignorance.
Value is not something that can be judged against a universal standard. Society, in order to flourish, must be comprised of well-rounded, open-minded, and inquisitive people in every field. I have had great discussions with friends who have gone on to be lawyers, doctors, scientists, teachers, and entrepreneurs; the reason these discussions could be so interesting was that we all had a different perspective.
In short, it’s easy to dismiss “creative” majors as useless, but saying (as I have seen a comentator mention) that anyone can do English is really rather amusing. Most graduates of “useful” majors could really benefit from a solid year of learning how to think as well as how to write coherently; much of which is taught in these “useless” degrees.
