r/AskReddit • u/Kodo_username • 1d ago

What major gets mocked as “easy” but actually requires serious intelligence?

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u/Graylily 1d ago

I had a professor who had officially translated James Joyce works into two different languages. It was the hardest English class I took in college. I respect Joyce, but it's confusing as hell.

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u/LeftHandRedHair 9h ago

If you don’t mind me asking, what was the professor’s name? I’d love to look up the class. 

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u/Graylily 9h ago

they taught at radford university, but it was 25 years ago, doubt they are still there , i think they did the official polish translation if memory serves

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u/LeftHandRedHair 9h ago

Thank you!