June's OT Board Dictionary Launched (was Brittspeak)

[A. Vulgarweed]

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>Message: 20
>   Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 21:20:04 -0000
>   From: "KathyK" <zanelupin at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: June's OT Board Dictionary Launched (was Brittspeak)
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>Jen Reese:
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>> Middle School: Grades 6 (or 7)-8th grade<
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>KathyK adds:
>This can also been referred to as junior high school, although I
>think that term is on its way out.  But I definitely went to Dodd
>Jr. High Scool rather than Dodd Middle School as the sign now
>proclaims.

This too has regional variations. I went to Hillsville Intermediate School,
(in Virginia--Southerners don't mind extra syllables?) , which was grades 7
through 9. The corresponding high school, of course, was 10 -12, and
elementary schools were Kindergarten (about age 5) through 6th grade (about
age 11). One classroom each - we didn't do any of that changing-rooms stuff
until Intermediate School, and it made us feel very grown-up.

I never heard the term "Middle School" growing up. Ever. "Junior High"
occasionally, but I think I might've gotten that from Judy Blume books.
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>Jen Reese:
>>Then we have 4-year Colleges and Universities, but I can't remember
>the distinction between the two--Is a College one where you can only
>get a 4-year degree; and a University one where you can also get
>Graduate degrees?<
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>KathyK:

>The only time it ever made a bit of difference to anyone at my
>university was when our president referred to it as a college rather
>than a university when welcoming President Bush there a few years
>back.  I think we found it annoying that our own school president
>couldn't get our name right.  Don't know why...Of course our
>president was a very interesting character.  He really liked to get
>right in there and do things like *shudder* conduct our chorus
>concerts or
***play a victim in EMT training classes.*** [emphasis mine] BOGGLE.

Too tempting. TOO tempting. Hippocratic oath? Huh what?

AV