05-05-2012, 10:02 AM
(04-17-2012, 11:17 AM)Winston Smith Wrote: What are the odds of O'Block and his small, private business getting a fair shake from this incestuous sewer of leftist rabble?
Kind of funny to see all these Berkeley-educated dopes getting their panties in a twist because somebody uses the term "college." They seem to consider it highly suspect that O'Block calls his organization the "American College of Forensic Examiners Institute."
Has anyone ever introduced them to the concept that words can have different meanings depending on the context?
Or is it that they know perfectly well that O'Block means "an organized body of persons engaged in a common pursuit or having common interests or duties" and not "an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor's degree," but they figure the average fool watching PBS probably doesn't?
Just one more reason why PBS sucks.
Quote:col·legehttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/college
noun, often attributive \ˈkä-lij\
Definition of COLLEGE
1: a body of clergy living together and supported by a foundation
2: a building used for an educational or religious purpose
3 a: a self-governing constituent body of a university offering living quarters and sometimes instruction but not granting degrees <Balliol and Magdalen Colleges at Oxford> —called also residential college
...b: a preparatory or high school
...c: an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor's degree; also: a university division offering this
...d: a part of a university offering a specialized group of courses
...e: an institution offering instruction usually in a professional, vocational, or technical field <business college>
4: COMPANY, GROUP; specifically: an organized body of persons engaged in a common pursuit or having common interests or duties
5 a: a group of persons considered by law to be a unit
...b: a body of electors — compare ELECTORAL COLLEGE
6: the faculty, students, or administration of a college
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