The Reading Corner.

[Buster's Uncle]

Huh.  My sister's got a PhD in the same field I studied, and she don't write like it's a paper unless it is.

A facility at formal writing is certainly handy when formal is called for - and that does come up in real life.  But Mylochka ain't the only PhD among the members here, and none of them bother to write so dry when posting.  Too much like work, for one, and tends to be distancing, for another...  Smiille when you say that.

[Ordnael]

Started Dune The Butlerian Jihad some time ago...I am enjoying it...but I am slow reader...videogames and Star Trek take all disposable time