Important notice from the GRAMMAR POLICE. Plz read. This means you.
rufio:
To clarify my earlier assumptions that it was a high school - I made that assumption because I didn't realize there was any fucking way that something like this could happen in an actual college. If it's true, I am as appalled as you are. My best guess (given what you've told me) is that they simply want her tuition money, and they don't get it if they let her fail. So they sell her a diploma that isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Capitalism at its best. ::)
Quote from: Jelenedra on 2009 June 16, 19:55:38
N00b making an assumption based on what RUFIO wrote. Big surprise there. rufio read that you USED to live in Australia, but only read the "live in Australia" part of the sentence and FAILED to notice the "used to."
I haven't read this entire thread, but rohina has told me in the past that she did live in Australia, and that was what I was going by. I don't recall her stating where she lived in this discussion so far. If she did, then yes, I must have missed it. Right now I don't have the leisure to spend a lot of time reading internet forums. My apologies.
Quote from: rohina on 2009 June 17, 01:11:33
With regard to the student who was not my student; no I can't be more specific. I saw one piece of her written work, which was basically a mess of unrelated words. The rest of the situation I knew about because my colleague discussed it with me.
Ahh, so you never personally heard her speak, or anything like that? Sounds like a syntax issue though. My asking wasn't anything to do with you, by the way - I was just curious, since I am actually interested in this stuff, unlike you (apparently). I don't know much about language-related LDs, so I certainly wasn't going to question whatever you came up with, but I learned about some stroke-induced language disabilities a few semesters ago and found it pretty fascinating. New wrinkles in the brain, and all that.
rohina:
Quote from: rufio on 2009 June 17, 02:59:57
To clarify my earlier assumptions that it was a high school - I made that assumption because I didn't realize there was any fucking way that something like this could happen in an actual college. If it's true, I am as appalled as you are. My best guess (given what you've told me) is that they simply want her tuition money, and they don't get it if they let her fail. So they sell her a diploma that isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Capitalism at its best. ::)
So you admit that you don't really read what I post, but just make up stuff in your head about my motives and the truthfulness of my statements? Awesome.
rufio:
If you make a blanket statement that contains no actual information that looks just like a mindless rant about Communism/whatever the fad is now, yes, I am going to be skeptical until you actually back it up with something that looks genuine.
Assmitten:
Communism WOT? What are you even talking about, rufio?
rohina:
Quote from: rufio on 2009 June 17, 03:44:20
If you make a blanket statement that contains no actual information that looks just like a mindless rant about Communism/whatever the fad is now, yes, I am going to be skeptical until you actually back it up with something that looks genuine.
CITATION NEEDED. Where is this "mindless statement"?
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