The Death of English

No, not really, but the English major that most people are going for is pretty dead. No employer gives a rats ass if you can explain the rich metaphors involved in a work of literature. That crap is for hippies. People hiring writers for practical means want to know that you can form a sentence, and sadly, not a sentence to the standard of an English major. My journalism professor once told me that most newspapers aim for a 12th grade reading level when they're writing their stories. At first I couldn't believe it, until I actually paid attention to the way news stories were worded and constructed. Short sentences with easy to follow words. You know what people hate doing? Feeling dumb. Yea, congratulations, you used "nebulous" properly. Guess what? 90% of your classmates, and even some of your professors might not know what that means.

You wanna explore plot and meaning? I hope you're ready to go for a Ph.D, because that's the only way you're finding a job.