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Post by ShortPerson on Mar 9, 2009 20:47:30 GMT -8
I was shown this by an UCI Alumni at the library. She said it was only for UCI students/alumni to see...but I got to see it any way.
Just type: "Fuck you I'm an anteater" into a google search bar and click on the first link. Enjoy. ;D
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Post by Inaaca on Mar 9, 2009 22:30:27 GMT -8
Anteaters are freakin' awesome.
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Mar 9, 2009 22:39:27 GMT -8
So what is an alumna or an alumnus?
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Post by You probably can't touch this. on Mar 9, 2009 23:40:59 GMT -8
alumni/alumnus are former students
graduates of a particular school
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Mar 9, 2009 23:47:50 GMT -8
Actually, Alumni refers to a body of students. Alumna is the term for a female student and Alumnus refers to a male student. I'm still surprised people with degrees don't know this.
EDIT: In my original post I missed some words so I can see how that led to a confusion.
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Post by Inaaca on Mar 10, 2009 19:58:12 GMT -8
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Post by You probably can't touch this. on Mar 10, 2009 21:41:06 GMT -8
Actually, Alumni refers to a body of students. Alumna is the term for a female student and Alumnus refers to a male student. I'm still surprised people with degrees don't know this. EDIT: In my original post I missed some words so I can see how that led to a confusion. Didn't you hear? Latin is a dead language. Most people using Latin in English skip the feminine form of the noun since English doesn't use gender. The actual translation of alumnus is a foster-son or nursling but has come mean graduated former students. Discipula/discipulus is the correct Latin word for student. My two semesters and related textbooks say so. |
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Mar 11, 2009 6:54:45 GMT -8
The fact that it's a dead language and that English terms are gender neutral doesn't change the fact that there's a difference between alumnus, alumna, and alumni. Even though there is no feminine term applied, there's still the problem between the misuse of singular and plural terms, but I guess you just forgot to explain the reason for that huh? Really I'm just trying to enlighten people here to some new terms and somehow your ego gets hurt.
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Post by You probably can't touch this. on Mar 11, 2009 7:52:10 GMT -8
Excuse me as I correct you in your omission of the various declension cases and then accuse you of a hurt ego as you attempt to explain to me why declension isn't relevant to the definition.
I shall now answer my own question and dub thyself the grand enlightener of the rhetorical audience.
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Mar 11, 2009 9:36:51 GMT -8
There you go again with the big words!
EDIT: Oh yeah please don't feel the need to explain yourself. I got it!
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Post by You probably can't touch this. on Mar 11, 2009 9:48:50 GMT -8
Okay, I'm sorry, please teach me more about what graduates should know.
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Mar 11, 2009 9:53:25 GMT -8
I wasn't arguing what they should know, I was surprised at what they don't but thinking like that is a fallacy. I'm not here to request standards, I'm here to be surprised. At least there's one good thing we'll get out of this, some people learned new things.
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Post by Kuat on Mar 11, 2009 10:44:41 GMT -8
Patrick, Adrian, allow me to weigh in on the subject. I think you will find my argument succinct, and containing clauses that will appeal to both sides both sides:  |
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Mar 11, 2009 10:58:20 GMT -8
Heh, that's true.
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