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>It is funny that spelling and grammar matter more when writing to an admissions officer than to a potential business partner Things that matter in academia wo
by whywhywhywhy 7mo ago
>It is funny that spelling and grammar matter more when writing to an admissions officer than to a potential business partner
Things that matter in academia world don't always matter in the real world and vice versa.
- janalsncm 7mo agoRight, the deeper question is why it “matters” in academia and not business. Because in some sense academia is the real world.
- toast0 7mo ago> Because in some sense academia is the real world. The old one; what's the difference between academia and the real world? In academia, there is no difference.
- RhysU 7mo agoProper grammar on formulaic language is a proof-of-work system. Difficult to achieve but easy to check. It suggests that the author cared enough to put in the time. When the cost of graduate labor is low, careful editing suggests that you can burn a student's time to demonstrate the message is worth reading.
- whywhywhywhy 7mo ago> Because in some sense academia is the real world Isn't at all, it's a completely different system that exists beside the real world with different incentive and reward systems.