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At 08:46 AM 3/25/98 +0000, Damien Braniff wrote:
>The obvious difference to me is in style. I'm now working on my MA thesis
>and am still getting to grips with HOW I write it - not the way I would
>instinctively do it! I've also had a comment on one of my earlier
>assignments re phraseology/style and was told this was an "academic"
>assignment though I queried the the definition of style as the course is in
>Tech Writing. Seemed a little strange to me - course in TW which
>emphasises "TW style" but assignments to be written in "academic style"!!
>
When I completed my MA in English at the University of Florida, I asked my
adviser if he would also be my adviser for the PhD. He agreed, and at a
later meeting we reviewed my transcripts to determine future course work.
When he noticed that my undergraduate degree was in journalism, he said,
"Ah, that explains it." "What?" I asked. "Your Master's thesis," he said.
"It was so - clear."
--Wayne
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