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Old February 9th 19, 07:07 PM posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Wolf K wrote:
On 2019-02-09 09:38, Mayayana wrote:
[...]
I wish MS
would provide basic English classes for their employees.

[...]

The rot set in when universities dropped the Eng Lit requirement for all
degrees, and substituted "composition" classes.


I thought the distinction here was that "English Literature", per se, was to
acquaint you with the works of various authors, whereas "English
Composition", per se, was to teach you basic writing skills (incl. grammar,
spelling, and composition). That said, one could ask how can you learn the
latter, if you've never been exposed to the forme (English Literature) in
the first place.

I don't think it's my imagination, but I think student skills have been
slipping in both English and Math, over the past half century or so. In the
old days, I think one could be expected to write a decent resume, even after
graduating from high school. And students came out knowing their times
tables and basic (if not intermediate) algebra, but that was before the New
Math came into vogue.


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