oh you kangaroo ****ing bitch.

so basically euro

ya basically.

I can't decide if this series of posts is supposed to be funny, a cry for help, or some hybrid of the two.

it was funny for me.

you and tabako kind of wrecked it tho.

i was actually going to do it from a less obvious account, but it seemed like none of the ootards itt know who i am anyway.

I'm from the UK where the word degree is used. I assumed diploma was basically just the American equivalent of a UK degree. Diploma is used rarely over here, usually for lower levels of education than a degree. The word "diploma" is basically meaningless to me, except as "American term used to describe a degree".

If someone specifies "diploma" I would assume they're talking about their actual diploma. If it was a fake diploma I think they'd specify that. If someone mentions an object, I assume that's he object they're talking about, not a fake version of it.

Basically, since the name of the college is completely irrelevant, it's strange to include it. Which would make me even less likely to think "William and Mary" referred to a real college.

From my perspective it's like - why would he randomly mention some no name college (afaik) where he got his degree? Especially in a format I've never heard anyone use, ever, which also seems really strange to me ([insert college here] diploma). This and the silliness of the name would make me seriously consider the possibility it was a slang term.



Of course it's not unreasonable. I'm not saying nobody is going to realise it's the name of the school. I'm just pointing out that there's legitimate reasons why us eurotards aren't going to pick up on it.

Someone in the situation my points describe is basically never going to assume it's a school. They might consider the possibility, but they're definitely going to need some clarification as to what the person means by a "William and Mary diploma".

i didnt even know this was what an american 'diploma' was tbh. for us a diploma is like a one year short course usually as a foundation for something else or in adult learning.

wow i actually learned something from this thread.

everything sixt4 is posting is obviously correct btw, tho the average ootard probably lacks the intelligence and global awareness to come to grips with it.

What if it's not clear that diploma always is used with a college in front of it? Like I've said, I'm from the UK and I've never, ever heard someone talk about their degree as a [insert university here] degree. It sounds very strange imo. People don't talk about "diplomas" either. There are some weird qualifications people can get here that would be referred to as diplomas, but your university education is not one of them.

God damn Americans think the world revolves around them. I mean srsly, this is not hard. I can see that in your context it seems really dumb that someone wouldn't realise that's the name of the college. In my eurotard context it's not unexpected to need clarification.

Of course, 99% of the time the name will either be obviously a college name, or one that I've already heard of. William and Mary is something I've never heard of before, and sounds pretty ******ed in the context of "William and Mary diploma".

i lolled, but now i feel bad.

64 - thats my account and i was just demonstrating the stupidity in the opposing argument.

Great, now everybody's going to call me dumb.

I think it actually varies from what school/courses you took.

Differences between Degree and Diploma. (I didn't read the article but I'm sure it gives a good explanation)

http://www.differencebetween.net/bus...e-and-diploma/

Damn straight.

Holy ****. How did this ******ed William and Mary argument get to be a few hundred posts? Anyone still participating in this argument is more ******ed than half the examples of dumb girls.

for some reason, I read this whole thread and I think using the phrase "william and mary diploma" is stupider than being english and confused about it.

because sometimes i enjoy owning stupid people. call it a hobby

When do you start?

ho ho

i see what you did there!

ok BPM if you are leveling please do it in a thread that sucked before you entered it

if you aren't leveling then YSSCKY.

either way, mods please ban

this thread died 3 years ago.

its only here because of me.

lol at a nub like you saying i should be banned tho

ham on rye is a pretty nub sammich. pastrami on rye with lots of mustard, that would be a much better handle

Hot pastrami on rye slathered with mustard and grilled onions is pretty much the tits.

i smiled.

im going to sleep now. will be back tomorrow if anyone else wants to jump on the tee. otherwise meh.