Mellix

This reading connects to my literacy autobiography because even though I don't think I have my own version of English, I do feel like I try to write in a way to makes it look like I "belong in a college classroom."  I've actually found that when I write more closely to my own voice (more casual than academic),  that I've actually received better grades because I'm able to get my point across more accurately and closest to what I'm actually thinking in my head.

Sometimes I feel this pressure not only when it comes to composing an essay for class, but also when I'm around people who always make this big deal about me being an English major.  My friend introduced me to another person and they asked what I was doing for grad school and when I told him I got the far too repeated remark (aside from: "What are you gonna do that with an English degree?") that usually goes something like: "Don't judge my bad grammar or spelling, haha."  Or sometimes when I'm texting/messaging someone and they find out what I'm in school for, their spelling and grammar changes into something far more formal compared to the casual way they were talking before. Then I feel like I have to make sure everything I write is error free and I like being able to write however I want without feeling like someone's going to judge me for being an English major that still texts things like, "let's go grab dinz."