The Fun Guy's Journal: 191.8 Piss. Off. And. Don't. Generalize.

Article from the Chronicle of Higher Education bemoaning the poor writing skills of academics. In a telling fashion, the author says:

If graduate students in the humanities are not being taught how to write, how can we expect those in the sciences to do any better?

Oh, those poor scientists, so stammeringly incomprehensible. If only someone would teach them the basics of English grammar and punctuation. With great effort, some of them might even one day be able to master the use of the more complex tools of language, but that expectation should really be reserved for the humanities:

Writing, as Plato reminded us, is a risky business. It should be approached with fear and trembling. Doctors and scientists might sometimes need a reminder that they are writing for humans.

Piss off, beanhead.

Myth

[Captain Splendid]

Been punctured a million times. Most science types are voracious readers, history afficionadoes, etc. whereas most liberal arts students often fail at anything beyond their supposed realms of knowledge.

Honestly, this is why "geeks rule the world" currently, and not Poetry majors.