An Open Letter to the Universe

Feb 21, 2011 22:16

Dear World:

I acknowledge that the word "Creole" has many, many implications. Among them, a lot of questions about what, exactly, the fuck "Creole" actually means. (Courtesy of my Trans-Anglo lit class, I have discovered that, occasionally, it is totally academically acceptable to use the phrase "academic what-the-fuckery" in a sentence. At 8 AM ( Read more... )

brain go whaaaa, sarah is an english major, st olaf, college, school

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nirvana_falling February 23 2011, 00:04:56 UTC
Creolization/Creoles also refer to the nativization of pidgin languages. Which is super cool!

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creepy_crawly February 23 2011, 02:01:20 UTC
OH DEAR GOD MORE THINGS TO ADD.

Dear College:
At some point, we're both going to realise that the "knowledge" you're determined to cram in my head is a)mostly useless, being English-majory things, and b)not in the balance of the $45k+ a year I try to shove in your coffers. And then we're both going to feel very awkward.

Just promise me you'll still respect me in the morning?

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