tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post2090673074408374119..comments2024-02-14T14:47:58.061-08:00Comments on Word Salad: To Snopes or Not to SnopesColeslawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06813319585807128092noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post-15422563927883507892014-06-19T21:40:00.834-07:002014-06-19T21:40:00.834-07:00Oh that's hilarious. Mind you, a friend of mi...Oh that's hilarious. Mind you, a friend of mine is now doing a post-grad qualification in health management in which every single example is quite obviously lifted from a US textbook. It's a bit annoying when the questions don't relate at all to the system you're living with!lsnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post-78475059233304081372012-06-23T22:40:26.914-07:002012-06-23T22:40:26.914-07:00You know, every once in a while while getting lost...You know, every once in a while while getting lost in the internet you stumble upon a gem like this. I enjoyed reading this, and it has been bookmarked. Thanks for writing it. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04998484725417382555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post-29358033712634467322012-04-08T03:27:08.478-07:002012-04-08T03:27:08.478-07:00I remember my mother, a teacher, telling me that o...I remember my mother, a teacher, telling me that often students took American statistics, replaced "America" with "Australia", and assumed they still applied when in fact they didn't.Intersection Victoriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post-72697369198448461602012-04-08T02:04:20.569-07:002012-04-08T02:04:20.569-07:00My absolute bugbear is when friends repost things ...My absolute bugbear is when friends repost things which originated in the US without (a) checking them or (b) at the very least changing the numbers to make them appropriate for an Australian audience. The classic one for me was a recent one about the census, which claimed there were 2 million prisoners in Australia. Really? Nearly 1 in 10 people is imprisoned here? <br /><br />I think I would have noticed that.<br /><br />I annoyed one friend immensely by tearing that particular status's numbers to bits, supported with references from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Because apparently I am overly anal about the accuracy of reported numbers and have too much time on my hands. Heh. On the other hand she hasn't done it again, at least not on a setting that I can see.lsnnoreply@blogger.com