scream-of-consciousness;
"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010
I'm sure they'll emerge into something
Smells pretty rank here boss
Students with
.9 to .00 grade point averages would
receive Emerging
Cum
-- with honor -- citation
I can't help but point out that "Magna cum Laude" means "With Greatest Honors" and "Summa cum Laude" means "With High Honors." The person writing the article obviously never got close to either and has no working knowledge of Latin whatsoever. If this is a press release from the school district, it's painfully obvious why they are dumbing down. They have to keep the kids at the level of their instructors.
What I want to be sure of is that all the kids get a trophy at graduation so nobody's feelings get hurt.
One Man Gang - I thought 'summa' was at the top, highest, as in 'summit', and summa cum laude outranked magna cum laude; that's why we seldom see it used. Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick
Union born, union raised. I'm assuming the dead people that vote in Chicago are in union cemeterys.
ReplyDeleteI can't help but point out that "Magna cum Laude" means "With Greatest Honors" and "Summa cum Laude" means "With High Honors." The person writing the article obviously never got close to either and has no working knowledge of Latin whatsoever. If this is a press release from the school district, it's painfully obvious why they are dumbing down. They have to keep the kids at the level of their instructors.
ReplyDelete- One Man Gang
The real tragedy?
ReplyDeleteIt's on a 10-pt scale.
What I want to be sure of is that all the kids get a trophy at graduation so nobody's feelings get hurt.
ReplyDeleteOne Man Gang -
I thought 'summa' was at the top, highest, as in 'summit', and summa cum laude outranked magna cum laude; that's why we seldom see it used.
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner Dick SIR!:
ReplyDeleteI graduated Laude How Come from Wassamatta U some years ago. My school had a unique ranking system...
Hairy Nosed Wombat
Oh Hell, they're all ganna graduate "Laude" as in "Lawdy, how the Hell did they gratuate?!?"
ReplyDeletewv: holers (no kidding!)
Magnum = great
ReplyDeleteSummum = highest
I always knew that eight years of Latin would come in handy some day.