Re: Simple enough for every reader?

Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> writes:

On 2025-05-26 23:21:27 +0000, Ben Bacarisse said:
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Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> writes:

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The term "hochschule" does.

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But it's an almost unknown term in the UK so it conveys almost nothing
to most English speakers.

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Therefore some translation is desidered. The term "superior scool" at
least suggests a scool. ALthough the exact meaning of "superior" may
be unclear people probably have some idea of the intended meaning and
that may be sufficient for many purposes.

I think superior school has the same problem.  It's unlikely to be
clear.  Some people in the UK might even think a superior school is not
even a further education institution (schools are usually for 5-18 year
olds).  There used to be a good term -- polytechnic -- but very few UK
institutions use that term any more, so it is known only to old timers.

Mind you, all I know if the ambition of the institution in question is
that it allows nonsense to be taught, albeit as a entirely optional
course.  That particular hochschule does not seem to be taking academic
integrity very seriously.

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Maybe the idea is that an exposure to nonsense helps students to learn
to identify nonsense when they see it.

They have to regurgitate the nonsense to get the marks.  I once asked WM
what would happen if a student presented real mathematics in the exam
and he said they would not get the marks.

--
Ben.