NCEA

**Hitcher** · 10th January 2005, 19:30

Sigh. If the grasp of physics (yes, that's how it's spelt), maths and chemistry is anything like the above demonstrated grasp of English (unless we're talking ESOL, which would be more encouraging), then I really worry about who's going to be aspiring to run our world in 10-20 years' time...

Anyway, congratulations to all who "passed" NCEA.

I thought that given our politically correct world nobody was allowed to "pass" or "fail" anymore and got credit for just turning up??

**Slipstream** · 10th January 2005, 19:39

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Sigh. If the grasp of physics (yes, that's how it's spelt), maths and chemistry is anything like the above demonstrated grasp of English (unless we're talking ESOL, which would be more encouraging), then I really worry about who's going to be aspiring to run our world in 10-20 years' time...

Smpl, evry1 wl b txtng.

TRANSLATION: It's elementry my dear Hitcher. The youth of today will simplfy all their words into hybrids, of letters and numbers, also often dropping vowels. This will be the new everyday speech pattern. There will also be no need of grammar or articulation. Quite simply my friend, evolution will bring us to the ideals of "Cellular Text Speak" of today.

**Hitcher** · 10th January 2005, 19:45

Originally Posted by Slipstream

Smpl, evry1 wl b txtng.

TRANSLATION: It's elementry my dear Hitcher. The youth of today will simplfy all their words into hybrids, of letters and numbers, also often dropping vowels. This will be the new everyday speech pattern. There will also be no need of grammar or articulation. Quite simply my friend, evolution will bring us to the ideals of "Cellular Text Speak" of today.

And I was like Oh My God
And she was like hard on to me
And I was like yeah really
And she was like radical
And I was like Oh My God
And she was like...

**Hitcher** · 10th January 2005, 19:46

I am now drawing a nice hot bath and readying the razor blades and Lagavulin...

**StoneChucker** · 10th January 2005, 19:56

When I read:

Originally Posted by Slipstream

Smpl, evry1 wl b txtng.

I was like, haha, that is sooo funny man..
And like then I read:

Originally Posted by Hitcher

And I was like Oh My God......

And I was like DUDE! That is like really funny.

Then as I was like laughing, I sat and thought with my brain:
There are some seriously funny and like well clever people on this site

And only now that Slipstream and Hitcher have started talking properly, I can like totally understand what you are saying!

cul8tr, and txt bk k?
word

**Storm** · 10th January 2005, 19:58

Dont do it Hitcher , the world needs you!!!
You super powers of observation and years of mastery of the English language is needed to fight the villians of stupidity, bad spelling and laziness.
Spiderman didnt walk away !!

**Magua** · 10th January 2005, 20:18

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Anyway, congratulations to all who "passed" NCEA.

Heh heh. I'll wait until my papers arrive until I make a proper comment, but these results say achieved which means (without backcrediting) that I passed on the bare minimum. It could also mean that I did well in the merit and excellence questions but missed one or two crucial ones to obtain those marks.

**Motu** · 10th January 2005, 20:46

22 posts and still no one has told wari what NCEA stands for,come on,help the guy out...

I know what it means of course,really I do.

**Magua** · 10th January 2005, 20:51

National Certificate of Educational Achievement.

I think.

**Sparky Bills** · 10th January 2005, 20:51

Originally Posted by Hitcher

And I was like Oh My God
And she was like hard on to me
And I was like yeah really
And she was like radical
And I was like Oh My God
And she was like...

MATE! Showing your age a bit there buddy.

Its only going to get worse from here people.
Who need english??
I didnt!
Look at me I speak great englinde (thats how you spell it isnt it?)

**James Deuce** · 10th January 2005, 21:00

Originally Posted by Sparky Bills

MATE! Showing your age a bit there buddy.

Its only going to get worse from here people.
Who need english??
I didnt!
Look at me I speak great englinde (thats how you spell it isnt it?)

Jim's "special" award has been granted:

**toads** · 10th January 2005, 21:11

congratulations, you must be very relieved, I hope my kids have done as well as you

**Holy Roller** · 10th January 2005, 21:32

Well done
My kids interim results arrive today but they are away for several weeks so wont find out how they have done untill they come home

**Holy Roller** · 10th January 2005, 21:33

Originally Posted by Motu

22 posts and still no one has told wari what NCEA stands for,come on,help the guy out...

I know what it means of course,really I do.

NCEA (National Certificate of Educational Achievement) is New Zealand's main national qualification for secondary school students and part of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).

**Mongoose** · 11th January 2005, 03:57

Originally Posted by Storm

Dont do it Hitcher , the world needs you!!!
You super powers of observation and years of mastery of the English language is needed to fight the villians of stupidity, bad spelling and laziness.
Spiderman didnt walk away !!

trust you to jump to that conclusion, I just assumed that Hitcher was going to shave his legs while in the bath