I remember this being a common belief back in the 90s. At school I knew a guy who was good at maths, obsessed with computers (as in often knowing more than the

I remember this being a common belief back in the 90s. At school I knew a guy who was good at maths, obsessed with computers (as in often knowing more than the teachers) but was rejected from the computing course (until his parents complained) because he wasn't doing well in English. Personally, I believe they were getting confused with English as it was taught (mainly literary appreciation) and Language/Linguistics (as in the grammar/semantics and logic) which wasn't actually taught in (my) high school.