College Confidential Translation Thread

College Search & Selection
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<p>When people say, "You are a biased, uninformed bonehead," they REALLY mean, "You disagree with me."</p>

<p>When people say, "definately, "they REALLY mean "definitely."</p>

<p>When people say, "I gave up a full ride to Wellesley to go to Penn State," they REALLY mean, "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that schwing."</p>

<p>When people say "cache," they REALLY mean "cachet."</p>

<p>When people say "UPenn" they REALLY mean "Penn."</p>

<p>When people say "US News says..." they REALLY mean, "The clouds parted and the booming voice of God sayeth..."</p>

<p>When people say "My whole life I've wanted to major in BioMolecularGeneticMicroEngineering," they really mean "I'll be majoring in English by the time I'm a sophomore."</p>

<p>When they say "Williams is WAY better than Pomona" they really mean "Williams' average SAT score is 2 points higher than Pomona's."</p>

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<p>lol, love it especially the "US News says..." Thanks for a good laugh!</p>

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<p>Gotta love it!</p>

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<p>lmao, lol...you had some genuis lines in there</p>

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<p>When people say, "I've always wanted to go to an Ivy League, it's everything to me!" they REALLY mean, "My parents are pressuring me to go to an Ivy League so they can brag about me. Oh, and I'm Asian/Jewish."</p>

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<p>Apropos of the original post:</p>

<p>Can somebody explain why so few posters on CC -- including posters on the boards of some of America's fanciest colleges -- know how to spell "definitely." It's really not that difficult.</p>

<p>Similarly, is the notion that "alot" is not a word really as alien to America's youth as would appear from reading their posts?</p>

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<p>Ohh, this made me smile.</p>