Leaving Cert 2014 OT v2.0 - Official Bitch & Moan thread

randylonghorn

randylonghorn wrote: »

Pronounce the u in bough ... do Americans spell it bow?

Do they spell "cough" as "coff"?

Eh no, they spell it boff.

HugsiePie

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

What the fuck is aluminimum?

I always pronounced it with the -ium, I only heard the -um version a few years ago. I presume the -um is American?

Theres 2 different spellings for it, presuminf ones American and ones the rest of the world

Hence the different way of pronouncing it

randylonghorn

Don't American's pronounce that word "a-lum-in-um", rather than "aluminimum" btw?

Deleted User wrote: »

Eh no, they spell it boff.

Well, the boffs on the trees are looking quite colorful just now!

HugsiePie

randylonghorn wrote: »

Don't American's pronounce that word "a-lum-in-um", rather than "aluminimum" btw?

Well, the boffs on the trees are looking quite colorful just now!

he spelling aluminium is the international standard in the sciences according to the IUPAC recommendations. Humphry Davy, the element's discoverer, first proposed the name alumium, and then later aluminum. The name aluminium was finally adopted to conform with the -ium ending of metallic elements. Canada uses aluminum and Australia and New Zealand aluminium, according to their respective dictionaries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences

randylonghorn

HugsiePie wrote: »

he spelling aluminium is the international standard in the sciences according to the IUPAC recommendations. Humphry Davy, the element's discoverer, first proposed the name alumium, and then later aluminum. The name aluminium was finally adopted to conform with the -ium ending of metallic elements. Canada uses aluminum and Australia and New Zealand aluminium, according to their respective dictionaries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences

Yeah, but no-one calls it "aluminimum".

dalta5billion

This reminds me of the time my second class teacher made fun of me for asking whether colour was spelled "colour" or "color".

Yeah beotch, knew there was ambiguity.

Peregrine

How do you study in the morning? Seriously. It's cold and I keep nodding off

little sis...

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

How do you study in the morning? Seriously. It's cold and I keep nodding off

I don't know tbh I'm struggling myself

Just having a quick look over Dickinson, LM and GVV and I'll leave it at that...

Aspiring

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

How do you study in the morning? Seriously. It's cold and I keep nodding off

Go outside for a bit and drink a strong coffee

2thousand14

off to do engineering, best of luck everyone today!

Peregrine

Aspiring wrote: »

Go outside for a bit and drink a strong coffee

I love coffee.

But it does nothing to me. I had a cup of coffee at 2am and slept like a baby.

little sis... wrote: »

I don't know tbh I'm struggling myself

Just having a quick look over Dickinson, LM and GVV and I'll leave it at that...

I'm trying to do my 'Just in case Heaney comes up' work..

Aspiring

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

I love coffee.

But it does nothing to me. I had a cup of coffee at 2am and slept like a baby.

Dafuq is wrong with you :P

I have like 6 cups a day but if I drink after 4pm I won't sleep that night!

2thousand14 wrote: »

off to do engineering, best of luck everyone today!

Best of luck!

Peregrine

Aspiring wrote: »

Dafuq is wrong with you :P

I have like 6 cups a day but if I drink after 4pm I won't sleep that night!

Lots of things

2thousand14 wrote: »

off to do engineering, best of luck everyone today!

Good luck!

courtney95

If Dickinson doesn't come up I'll have a mental breakdown. She's the only one I know 😳

Isitthough?

courtney95 wrote: »

If Dickinson doesn't come up I'll have a mental breakdown. She's the only one I know 😳

study another now even just quotes I dont want you not answering that poetry question if she doesnt come up

Poliana.xo

I'm so worried about Macbeth.. But surely if I know the characters and the play itself I'll manage to wing something :rolleyes: The witches better not come up though....

Aspiring

Think I'll just go in with 4 poets. Heaney isn't looking to attractive to learn.

Poliana.xo

I think going in with 4 poets is fine this year, I mean they're not gonna put all 3 from last year? Even if they pick two (say Mahon and Bishop), and another poet you didn't study, one of your 4 still has to come up :P

courtney95

Isitthough? wrote: »

study another now even just quotes I dont want you not answering that poetry question if she doesnt come up

I'm going over Plath now and if I have time I'll run over Bishop.. I hate English I can't wait to get it over with

sammydev

Poliana.xo wrote: »

I'm so worried about Macbeth.. But surely if I know the characters and the play itself I'll manage to wing something :rolleyes: The witches better not come up though....

I'd say if the witches are coming it'll be in the theme of supernatural

Isitthough?

courtney95 wrote: »

I'm going over Plath now and if I have time I'll run over Bishop.. I hate English I can't wait to get it over with

do bishop 1st shes more likely this year..Not on course next year Plath is

Aspiring

I'm telling you all Plath is going to show up today to command her respect.

#Plathgate2014

It's happening

Isitthough?

Aspiring wrote: »

I'm telling you all Plath is going to show up today to command her respect.

#Plathgate2014

It's happening

But then she defiantly wont be up next year so 2015 will only have 7 poets to do

Peregrine

Aspiring wrote: »

I'm telling you all Plath is going to show up today to command her respect.

#Plathgate2014

It's happening

I wish

If I had more time, I would have took the chance and studied her but at this late stage, I'm only going over Dickinson, Heaney and Larkin.

Aspiring

Isitthough? wrote: »

But then she defiantly wont be up next year so 2015 will only have 7 poets to do

There's no rule to say a poet can't come up twice though, the SEC do what they want

Poliana.xo

But Plath wouldn't come up in 2013, 2014 and 2015. She's already quite popular, I knew about her while doing my JC after the plathgate in 2012. It has to be Dickinson/Bishop, and please please please let it be Dickinson

Keeks96

I don't think I've ever felt so nervous.. Heaney or Larkin need to be there or I may cry

Aspiring

Preference:
1. Dickinson
2. Yeats
3. Bishop
4. Yeats
5. Heaney

Isitthough?

Poliana.xo wrote: »

But Plath wouldn't come up in 2013, 2014 and 2015. She's already quite popular, I knew about her while doing my JC after the plathgate in 2012. It has to be Dickinson/Bishop, and please please please let it be Dickinson

yeah thats what I would say..Bishop or Dickinson hoping Dickinson But bishop could be likely too. Maybe both

little sis...

Aspiring wrote: »

Preference:
1. Dickinson
2. Yeats
3. Bishop
4. Yeats
5. Heaney

Was that intentional or?...:rolleyes: