I am not an English major.

[thestrangewinston]

I am a political science major that just happens to read a lot. Is there anybody else here like me? aka any other non english/lit majors here or am I alone? I am curious ^_^

[invision]

I can tell how you're not an English major by how, in one of your posts, you did not use an apostrophe for 'I'm'.

You son of a bitch?

I'm a highschool student, so uh. I guess I don't count as an English major either? Especially since, when I go to college, I don't want to major in English (not enough career prospects).

James

[alyoshka]

I'm considering changing my major to Philosophy and religious studies.. hmm

[flute88]

I'm a college dropout who switched majors like crazy when I WAS in college, though English was my last one before I dropped out. If I went back I'd probably choose to major in English, though I'd consider Japanese or Asian studies too. (But I doubt I'll ever go back so it's a moot point.)

[KatjevanLoon]

I'm a First Nations Studies major, but I'm considering a second degree in English.

[mrodigga]

Math major here, yet I have a penchant for linguistics and an above-average (for my field, at least) knowledge about classic literature. I'm not quite sure how it happened either.

[serpentheart]

Double major of European Studies and English, so sorta? I only just decided to add English as a double major.

[Dodger Thirteen]

Jun 5, 2011 12:41:26 GMT -5 thestrangewinston said:

I am a political science major that just happens to read a lot. Is there anybody else here like me? aka any other non english/lit majors here or am I alone? I am curious ^_^

I am curious as to why you popped in here. ...That sounds bitchier than necessary. What I mean is why, as a poli-sci major, come to an English major forum? Liking to read is one thing, but why were you drawn here?

I'm not meaning any offense, but it feels like it could be taken that way. Imagine that I look very curious and...investigative. Pensive, even.

[Josefine]

Well, I'm not technically an English major either, I'm studying Comparative Literature but with focus on English & French... and I care a lot about English as a language and its grammar, though it's not even my native language. I actually considered majoring in English before I knew about Comp Lit, but the later is just a better fit in everything, plus I'd have had no idea what to minor in & now I can study it as a one subject Bachelor.

Still, I feel quite at home with FYEMA

[onlyaworkingtitle]

Jun 6, 2011 6:51:09 GMT -5 Josefine said:

Well, I'm not technically an English major either, I'm studying Comparative Literature but with focus on English & French... and I care a lot about English as a language and its grammar, though it's not even my native language. I actually considered majoring in English before I knew about Comp Lit, but the later is just a better fit in everything, plus I'd have had no idea what to minor in & now I can study it as a one subject Bachelor.

Still, I feel quite at home with FYEMA

See, I would consider "Comparative Literature" a subset of "English"; in my experience, the English department covers literature, writing, and language studies, all rolled up together, so CompLit is a department that I'd consider very close siblings to English.

[mrodigga]

Jun 6, 2011 2:44:23 GMT -5 Dodger Thirteen said:

I am curious as to why you popped in here. ...That sounds bitchier than necessary. What I mean is why, as a poli-sci major, come to an English major forum? Liking to read is one thing, but why were you drawn here?

I'm not meaning any offense, but it feels like it could be taken that way. Imagine that I look very curious and...investigative. Pensive, even.

I can only speak for myself, but I think the question applies to me (as a math major) just as much as it applies to thestrangewinston.

I started following FYEMA on Tumblr because, in addition to being a math major, I am also a grammar Nazi (though I prefer the term "confrontational linguistics expert"), and because I actually paid attention in my high school's English classes, I get many of the literature references as well. What drew me here was my love of proper grammar and linguistics and the thought of being able to participate in a forum where most people would know their to's from their too's from their two's.

[Fuck Yeah Dion]

Jun 6, 2011 16:39:51 GMT -5 mrodigga said:

Jun 6, 2011 2:44:23 GMT -5 Dodger Thirteen said:

I am curious as to why you popped in here. ...That sounds bitchier than necessary. What I mean is why, as a poli-sci major, come to an English major forum? Liking to read is one thing, but why were you drawn here?

I'm not meaning any offense, but it feels like it could be taken that way. Imagine that I look very curious and...investigative. Pensive, even.

I can only speak for myself, but I think the question applies to me (as a math major) just as much as it applies to thestrangewinston.

I started following FYEMA on Tumblr because, in addition to being a math major, I am also a grammar Nazi (though I prefer the term "confrontational linguistics expert"), and because I actually paid attention in my high school's English classes, I get many of the literature references as well. What drew me here was my love of proper grammar and linguistics and the thought of being able to participate in a forum where most people would know their to's from their too's from their two's.

I know a couple of people like this. Am I the only one who doesn't really care about the grammar side of things?

[onlyaworkingtitle]

Jun 6, 2011 21:44:10 GMT -5 Fuck Yeah Dion said:

Jun 6, 2011 16:39:51 GMT -5 mrodigga said:

I can only speak for myself, but I think the question applies to me (as a math major) just as much as it applies to thestrangewinston.

I started following FYEMA on Tumblr because, in addition to being a math major, I am also a grammar Nazi (though I prefer the term "confrontational linguistics expert"), and because I actually paid attention in my high school's English classes, I get many of the literature references as well. What drew me here was my love of proper grammar and linguistics and the thought of being able to participate in a forum where most people would know their to's from their too's from their two's.

I know a couple of people like this. Am I the only one who doesn't really care about the grammar side of things?

Probably not, but you non-grammar-obsessed people should be warned that I, for one, won't take you too seriously if your grammar is incorrect -- and if it's blatantly wrong, that "smite" button will start looking awfully attractive.

[Fuck Yeah Dion]

Jun 6, 2011 21:55:15 GMT -5 onlyaworkingtitle said:

Jun 6, 2011 21:44:10 GMT -5 Fuck Yeah Dion said:

I know a couple of people like this. Am I the only one who doesn't really care about the grammar side of things?

Probably not, but you non-grammar-obsessed people should be warned that I, for one, won't take you too seriously if your grammar is incorrect -- and if it's blatantly wrong, that "smite" button will start looking awfully attractive.

I don't think I got anything to be worried about.

[onlyaworkingtitle]

Jun 6, 2011 22:09:53 GMT -5 Fuck Yeah Dion said:

Jun 6, 2011 21:55:15 GMT -5 onlyaworkingtitle said:

Probably not, but you non-grammar-obsessed people should be warned that I, for one, won't take you too seriously if your grammar is incorrect -- and if it's blatantly wrong, that "smite" button will start looking awfully attractive.

I don't think I got anything to be worried about.

... "I don't think I have anything to be worried about."

I'm not usually so obnoxious that I correct people, but since we're discussing it, I couldn't help myself. "Got" is past tense of the verb "to get"; the way in which you used it above is slang, and incorrect.