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fat_chris
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 Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:35 am Post subject: Re: Harry Enfield |
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| grahamb wrote: |
Eh, Chris mate, d'ye wanna buy a PhD? Eh? Eh?  |
Oh! I came across that in Chapter 3 of my Lonely Planet "SCOUSE" language guide.
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HLJHLJ
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:48 am Post subject: Re: Harry Enfield |
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| grahamb wrote: |
| Eh, Chris mate, d'ye wanna buy a PhD? Eh? Eh? |
Hmm...no. You don't use a name with mate and ye is further north.
"Eh la, dya wanna buy a fud?" |
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grahamb
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 4:49 pm Post subject: Pseudo-Scouse |
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| Which is why I put Harry Enfield in the subject. Not to be taken seriously. |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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Dear grahamb,
Whoa - subtle. 
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John |
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HLJHLJ
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| Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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And there was me thinking you were seriously debating dialectical differences.  |
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grahamb
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| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 7:40 am Post subject: Dialectics |
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Not so loud: Sasha's probably listening in.  |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:26 am Post subject: |
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| I filled out their info form and they called me hours later. They called again yesterday. Honestly, as much as I'd like to say that they're super organised, it comes across as pushy and desperate for people to sign up. |
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grahamb
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:08 am Post subject: Distance learning |
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| Of course they want people to sign up: it's all about money. I'm guessing that fees for foreign students will be higher. |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 5:18 am Post subject: Re: Distance learning |
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| grahamb wrote: |
| Of course they want people to sign up: it's all about money. I'm guessing that fees for foreign students will be higher. |
Yeah, but they come across as desperate. Not something I"m looking for when it comes to a school. |
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fat_chris
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:44 am Post subject: Re: Distance learning |
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| grahamb wrote: |
| Of course they want people to sign up: it's all about money. I'm guessing that fees for foreign students will be higher. |
The U. of Pool should hire Luis Suárez to do some slick advertising campaigns for them. That may convince more people to sign up.
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grahamb
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: Desperate |
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Thanks. I know Liverpool is ranked well. But I just find it a bit odd. Maybe it's because it's such a new program. |
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HLJHLJ
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| Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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I think you are reading too much into it. Perhaps it's just a cultural difference but if I fill in a contact form I expect to be contacted within 24 hours max, or the next business day if it was a weekend or something. If I missed the call I'd expect them to try again within 48 hours.
They were also our standard target times when I worked in education in the UK. Anything less would be seen as disorganised and/or disinterested.
It's taken me a lot of getting used to in LatAm where I can send an email and have to wait a week for a reply. I try to plan accordingly but it still winds me up sometimes. |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:27 am Post subject: |
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| Yep. You're probably right. I've gotten used to waiting forever. |
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