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Computer Science, English, Reading and Writing

English matters to Computer Scientists too
The best computer scientists aren't just good at writing code, they are good at writing english too. Any graduate does - being good at communicating is part of the job.
There's also a whole new breed of computer scientists that are interested in English in a deep way. They are in the business of understanding how people communicate so that computers can better understand us - so they can make computers communicate in naturally human ways for example.
Other computer scientists are trying to invent algorithms that encapsulate what creative writing is all about: creating programs that can write stories, love letters, jokes, tweets...
The overlap between English and Computer Science is where all the creativity is!