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...............And the etymology has nothing to do with "cede". It comes from the Latin "supersedere", "to sit above", or be superior to.
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Interesting. So what about "antecedent" and "precedent"?
From the OED French antécédent, < Latin antecēdent-em French precedent; Latin praecēdent |
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This thread is morphing into a teaching forum.
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This thread is morphing into a teaching forum.
![]() Well in that case if enough people read it before going on quizzes maybe there will be no more stupid answers.Is the thread trying to destroy itself? ![]()
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Interesting. So what about "antecedent" and "precedent"?
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From the OED
French antécédent, < Latin antecēdent-em French precedent; Latin praecēdent ![]() Quote:
This thread is morphing into a teaching forum.
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Well in that case if enough people read it before going on quizzes maybe there will be no more stupid answers.Is the thread trying to destroy itself? ![]() ![]() ![]() I can just imagine someone on Tipping Point saying "Ah yes, I know the answer to that because it comes from the Latin for xxx" ![]() (Of course the answer to everything is XLII,) |
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Well in that case if enough people read it before going on quizzes maybe there will be no more stupid answers.Is the thread trying to destroy itself? ![]() ![]() Close it down and start another, perhaps titled "I know this, you dont, please argue with me" |
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Wiki (and other sources) says this.
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It's not unanswerable, using all the definitions South America is the only continent that fitted, no other continent under any of the models fitted.
I very much doubt many people study the different continental model conventions. At A level or degree level perhaps. Why assume everyone would know there is more than one definition? Quote:
The Olympic rings thing just confuses things, it is not an authoritative source and doesn't include Antarctica which is a continent on almost all models. People probably remember 5 continents because of the rings (easy catchy thing to remember) but that doesn't make it right.
The Olympic rings relate to the six continent model but omitted Antartica as it was then uninhabited. |
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Wiki does not say it is the standard model. You did.
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If you don't regard South America as a continent, then South America is not a possible answer to the question. You would think through the six continent names you know and not find any with an "o" in it. Hence unanswerable.
Lot's of questions are unanswerable if you are ignorant of the subject and this is no exception. If you know something of the subject then South America is the only one that fits.Quote:
I very much doubt many people study the different continental model conventions. At A level or degree level perhaps. Why assume everyone would know there is more than one definition?
You may not do but in the model most used in this country and indeed most of the western world South America is a continent and so a reasonable question and answer. Europe and Asia are not separate continents in some models so by your standards it's pretty difficult to have any question about continents. Indeed rationally North and South America are much more separate continents than Europe and Asia which really should be considered one continent and are in some models.Quote:
Sounds like you agree with my point in that case, as I also said it confused things. The Olympic symbol is a constant and famous reminder whereas what you were taught in school is a fading memory. The Olympic rings is an easy thing to remember but it is important to realise that doesn't make it authoritative and in this case it is wrong according to the most common model used in this country and elsewhere.The Olympic rings relate to the six continent model but omitted Antartica as it was then uninhabited. Clearly it would have been better if the question had bee "according to the seven continent model....." however with this missing then the most common model has to be used. This is quite different to situations like (also on tipping point) where they asked "starting at zero which is the first even number?" where two was incorrectly given as the "correct" answer. |
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The spelling of "supersedes" hasn't changed though
That's one thing I remember from school! |
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I was at school in the 60s and 70s and we were taught that there were 5 continents - and each one had the same first and last letter.
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Yep, different verb 'cedere' to go as opposed to 'sedere' to sit.
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If you don't regard South America as a continent, then South America is not a possible answer to the question. You would think through the six continent names you know and not find any with an "o" in it. Hence unanswerable.
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The sciences most definitely change as new discoveries are made. For instance, when I was at school in the 1950s who knew that mercury gives off dangerous vapour?
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I don't think it does. Maybe some of the false facts are really true after all.
Ever heard of the Mad Hatter in "Alice in Wonderland" or the neurological damage caused to millinery workers in the 1800s using a mercury solution to turn fur into felt? I also saw its effects first hand with a couple of technicians in a lab in which I worked suffering because of having their heads over a mercury bath while testing the effectiveness of the insulation on enamelled wire in the days before it was insisted that face masks be worn and mercury containers enclosed. |
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Never heard of Europe.
That only stops working when you split America into North and South America. |
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There's always one superior person who thinks a spelling mistake is more important than what the post is about.
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I thought 'ire' was to go.
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I don't think it does. Maybe some of the false facts are really true after all.
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It gives fumes off when heated, I don't think it is particularly dangerous in liquid form (provided you do not ingest it!) but it is like asbestos with dangers exaggerated.
At school we were told not to dip our fingers in it as it could be dangerous. |
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This thread is morphing into a teaching forum.
![]() ![]() I have to scroll past a lot of post as I have no clue what they are on about
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The Chase tonight - what famous ship started construction in 1510.
Answer - Titanic. I know ship builders can work to rule but for 402 years? tbf the contestant claimed afterwards that he misheard the year. |
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The Chase tonight - what famous ship started construction in 1510.
Answer - Titanic. I know ship builders can work to rule but for 402 years? tbf the contestant claimed afterwards that he misheard the year. |
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So what was the answer? I don't know but I would guess Mary Rose, but that is 100% a guess.
More worrying was the bloke who thought that the animal in the "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" song that went "bow-wow" was a sheep. |
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More worrying was the bloke who thought that the animal in the "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" song that went "bow-wow" was a sheep. ![]() Unless people say it's not stupid because at least a sheep is an animal.
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Another one from Tipping Point:
"A set of books in four parts is called a..." Trilogy / Tetralogy / Tautology Contestant picked trilogy. Now to be fair, I didn't know the answer but I knew it certainly wasn't trilogy. He even said himself that 'tri' means three yet he STILL chose that answer! |
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Well in that case if enough people read it before going on quizzes maybe there will be no more stupid answers.

