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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How would you explain the English when there's clearly an error there? We can only make a best guess as to the actual intended meaning.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think only British say "to write an exam", for Americans and a lot of non English speakers "to take" is more common. That creates confusion.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The University of York in the UK uses it to mean that the student is being assessed and writing answers to the questions posed in the exam.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Which is what I said... Do you have issues understanding English?

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Or did someone nibble on your butthole while you were asleep? Jerk off, or something, it'll help release that aggression you have. It isn't healthy, hun.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hun

I'm neither Asian nor German, but maybe the dictionary in York has a different definition.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] atro_city@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's British: see the University of York using the expression. For the USAians out there, it means to "take" the exam.

TIL. My country uses British English but I've never heard that expression my entire life.