Thought for the day...

cmartinez

Joined Jan 17, 2007
8,768
I get it, a test is supposed to challenge the student and test their analytical skills according the subject being taught. But Language is something that often doesn't have a strictly right or wrong answer. Especially nowadays that it changes so rapidly in between generations. This particular case took things to a ridiculous level:

Many have criticised the way the question and several others were worded. One user on Reddit called it "fancy smart talking" while another said it was "awful writing [that] doesn't convey a concept or idea well".
 

nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
16,330
I get it, a test is supposed to challenge the student and test their analytical skills according the subject being taught. But Language is something that often doesn't have a strictly right or wrong answer. Especially nowadays that it changes so rapidly in between generations. This particular case took things to a ridiculous level:

When your country is destroyed due to war and the only thing you have left is education, this sort of excess is 'normal' because it's cheap.
 

nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
16,330
Drug addiction kills. Think about the Reiners for a tragic context.
The Kensington neighborhood seems to be some kind of experimental lab for the worst drugs people can possibly take and not die instantly.

Medetomidine
From a drug dealer’s grimly economic perspective, medetomidine is a smart choice. It is mostly manufactured in China and can be purchased cheaply online from suppliers of veterinary medicine and research chemicals. It is so addictive that dealers don’t need to mix much into fentanyl.
https://www.substanceusephilly.com/medetomidine
 

cmartinez

Joined Jan 17, 2007
8,768
What a horrible nightmare. I frankly don't understand why most people see the Hollywood elite as "successful". Not all of them are losers, of course. But most struggle with their own demons even harder than ordinary folk.
 
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