Buzz·Posted on 20 Feb 201522 Things You'd Never Hear An English Literature Student Say"But that's not what the author could have possibly meant!"by Jo BarrowBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. “Look, what if the author just wrote that because they wanted to write it like that.” View this photo on Instagram 2. "It's impossible to bring Marxism into this debate." View this photo on Instagram 3. “I actually read for pleasure more now my degree is basically just reading.” 4. “I think 5 contact hours a week is totally reasonable given that I’m paying the same as Sciences students.” Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. “Actually, I think I’ll read every book on the reading list, even if we’re only writing essays on two, it’s good to read around the period/genre.” Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. “That’s not problematic at all.” Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. “I think Wikipedia is damaging academic study, and don’t get me started on SparkNotes.” Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. “I think I’ll get an early start on my essay, I’d hate to be stuck doing an all-nighter.” Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. “I know exactly what I want to write my dissertation on.” Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. "I like postmodernism because it makes everything so much easier to understand." View this photo on Instagram 11. "Ideology plays no part in this text." Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. “Why do we study feminist interpretations of literature and not egalitarian interpretations?” Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. "Yep, I definitely factored in time to do all my referencing when planning this essay." View this photo on Instagram 14. "I have never used smart literary terms in regular conversation to impress my scientist friends." 15. "I think you've unpacked that enough." View this photo on Instagram 16. "I'm confident this degree will get me a job I love." Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. "It would be totally ridiculous to fall in love with a character from a book." Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. #TeamKindle Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. "I haven't read the book this week, I don't know how I'm going to survive this seminar." Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. "I'm going to use all this free time I have to make sure I'm prepared for my classes." 21. "Ever since I started studying critical theory, my friends and family are more and more willing to have conversations with me." Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 22. "I regret studying English Literature." Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF