It's All Over
10.11.06
Today was/is the day of my exam, the only outstanding half credit that I need to gain my degree in Journalism. It went ok I think. Albeit I am currently blogging when my exam is actually just about to finish, but I've never been one to hang around an exam when I was done. So here I am.
I do have a bit of strange story to tell. I am happily going through my multiple choice questions when I notice an error on one of the questions, number 26 to be precise. I cant figure out where the answers are. The answers provided are marked from (a) - (e). The answers on the mark sheet are printed as 1-5. I am now stumped, confuzzled, bemused and in awe of this error or my stupidity. So I call over the invidulator who looks at the question and provides me with the answer to my problems:
Nic: *whisper* Um, excuse me but these answers dont corrolate with the mark sheet.
Inv: Excuse me, whats the problem?
Nic: I said, these answers, there's something wrong with them.
Inv: Oh don't worry, just look at the Afrikaans section for help.
Nic: -stunned-
Inv: -walks off-
Um, ok, now I have a few fundimental problems with the help that I recieved. Firstly, why on Earth do they still print these things in Afrikaans at all? Secondly, I don't speak Afrikaans well enough to be able to read and decipher the answers on a damned University queston paper.
So here we go again:
Nic: -hand raised- Um, excuse me...
Inv: -irritated- Yes, Sir, what is the problem now?
Nic: I don't speak Afrikaans.
Inv: Oh, um, well...
Nic: Just tell me if the English answers are numbered EXACTLY as the Afrikaans ones are and I'll be fine.
Inv: Yes, they are. -walks away-
Now I can see her leave my table, walk to her colleague and glance over at me and skinner (gossip for my international readers). SCREW YOU LADY. I live in the 21st fucking century where Afrikaans is a dead, gone, dying, almost erie language to hear spoken (unless of course you study at University of Johannesburg or Stellenbosch). So take your little smirk and stick it where the papers can't be marked.
Horrid little Afrikaans woman.
I do have a bit of strange story to tell. I am happily going through my multiple choice questions when I notice an error on one of the questions, number 26 to be precise. I cant figure out where the answers are. The answers provided are marked from (a) - (e). The answers on the mark sheet are printed as 1-5. I am now stumped, confuzzled, bemused and in awe of this error or my stupidity. So I call over the invidulator who looks at the question and provides me with the answer to my problems:
Nic: *whisper* Um, excuse me but these answers dont corrolate with the mark sheet.
Inv: Excuse me, whats the problem?
Nic: I said, these answers, there's something wrong with them.
Inv: Oh don't worry, just look at the Afrikaans section for help.
Nic: -stunned-
Inv: -walks off-
Um, ok, now I have a few fundimental problems with the help that I recieved. Firstly, why on Earth do they still print these things in Afrikaans at all? Secondly, I don't speak Afrikaans well enough to be able to read and decipher the answers on a damned University queston paper.
So here we go again:
Nic: -hand raised- Um, excuse me...
Inv: -irritated- Yes, Sir, what is the problem now?
Nic: I don't speak Afrikaans.
Inv: Oh, um, well...
Nic: Just tell me if the English answers are numbered EXACTLY as the Afrikaans ones are and I'll be fine.
Inv: Yes, they are. -walks away-
Now I can see her leave my table, walk to her colleague and glance over at me and skinner (gossip for my international readers). SCREW YOU LADY. I live in the 21st fucking century where Afrikaans is a dead, gone, dying, almost erie language to hear spoken (unless of course you study at University of Johannesburg or Stellenbosch). So take your little smirk and stick it where the papers can't be marked.
Horrid little Afrikaans woman.
Labels: Afrikaans, Exams, Multiple Choice
5
unlucky!!! atleast the exam wasn't bad.
JEN, 1:01 PM
I'm with you!
Mostly because my afrikaans is atrocious, but I'm still with you!
BTW: Well dont on finishing your exams! Best of luck for whatever you do next!
Mostly because my afrikaans is atrocious, but I'm still with you!
BTW: Well dont on finishing your exams! Best of luck for whatever you do next!
that was "well done" not "well dont".
OOPS :)
OOPS :)
Well good for U!!! You r now a grown up in the grown up world ( oh that sounds scary). BUT at least you are no long a student. Good job!
Good one!!! welcome to club of no longer students ( I hope). Wrote my final exam today as well. Busy packing up to leave. There is so much of this place I am going to miss. especially a certain editor ;).
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