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>> Really? Heh, I never knew that. Any specific reason?
>
> You make it sound outlandish.
Not so much. I'm just intrigued, that's all. :-)
> This was exactly my experience at my UK school,
> and university. We had the use of lockers at school, but as you say, homework
> etc...
I recall at uni there were certain books that they said you should buy.
Or you could just get them out of the uni library for nothing. Well, duh.
The *only* book I actually bought was C. J. Date. It's not quite Knuth
but it's weighty enough...
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Darren New wrote:
> "bangs" are the girl equivalent of long sideburns.
So... TMBG spent 5 minute singing a song about hair?
Oh, wait a sec. It's TMBG! ;-)
>> "I'll carry your books to school."
>>
>> Is this another American thing? At every school I've ever seen,
>> there'd be nothing to carry. The textbooks and workbooks stay in the
>> classroom.
>
> You probably share the same books with several classes.
Indeed. Most schools can bearly afford to pay for that even. :-P
> Here, in grade
> school at least, you get given the book at the start of the year and
> give it back at the end. There's places to store it in the school, but
> if you have homework or whatever you lug it home with you.
I see...
Now, personally, I went to primary school, then I went to secondary
school, then college, then uni. I have no idea what the hell highschool
is. I also don't know what 5th grade is... o_O
>> What precisely does "going steady" actually mean anyway?
>
> Exclusive dating.
Finally, some geniunely useful responses...
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Darren New <dne### [at] san rrcom> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> > the government provides the students with the material they need
> Interestingly, my understanding is that "school uniforms" are usually *not*
> paid for by the government, and the point of the uniforms is to avoid
> distinguishing wealthy from poor. If everyone buys the same clothes, there's
> no way to have a status symbol your parents bought for you in that way.
Wouldn't it thus make sense for the government to provide the uniforms?
(Because, after all, not all parents might be able to afford them.)
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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> "bangs" are the girl equivalent of long sideburns.
Does the expression "more bang for your buck" have anything to do with it?
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Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> "bangs" are the girl equivalent of long sideburns.
>
> Does the expression "more bang for your buck" have anything to do with it?
I'm assuming you're being serious here, but if not, good job! :-)
I think the "bang for your buck" means the power of the firearm vs the price
in dollars.
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C# - a language whose greatest drawback
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:59:00 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> I recall at uni there were certain books that they said you should buy.
>
> Or you could just get them out of the uni library for nothing. Well,
> duh.
Yeah, unless it's a classroom textbook - the library isn't likely to keep
100+ copies of it on the shelves....
Jim
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:07:56 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Now, personally, I went to primary school, then I went to secondary
> school, then college, then uni. I have no idea what the hell highschool
> is. I also don't know what 5th grade is... o_O
Try googling it. ;-)
Jim
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:05:10 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> Since it's a 404, "bangs" are the girl equivalent of long sideburns.
Not really, bangs are the front, sideburns are, well, on the side in
front of the ears.
Jim
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Now, personally, I went to primary school, then I went to secondary
> school, then college, then uni. I have no idea what the hell highschool
> is. I also don't know what 5th grade is... o_O
Here, there's "pre-school" which is < 5 YO.
Kindergarden is for when you're 5 YO.
Grade school is the next 12 years (grade 1 thru 12).
"Elementary school" is grades 1 thru 6,
with "junior high school" being grades 7 thru 9 and
"high school" being grades 10 thru 12.
Then there's college, often at a university. A "university" here is a
college with campuses in more than one city. So you have "University of
California San Diego" and "University of California in Berkeley", etc.
"Associate college" is a 2-year degree program.
"College" is four years.
"Graduate school" is after you graduate from college, to get a masters or
PhD or MD or whatever.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
C# - a language whose greatest drawback
is that its best implementation comes
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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Then there's college, often at a university. A "university" here is a
> college with campuses in more than one city. So you have "University of
> California San Diego" and "University of California in Berkeley", etc.
I have never really understood the difference between a college and a
university in the US (even though both feature prominently and regularly
in many movies and TV series). I have got the impression from somewhere
that college is a kind of "preparation for the university" or something
along those lines, but that might be completely wrong.
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