Academic Advice Day

[charmanderp]

Wait, I'm actually being serious... I tried Googling it and nothing came up.

Never heard of that saying in my life lmao. What's it mean?

Omg I can't. I just can't. Never change BasicAcid. I am so done. :')

Nah it's fine. If anyone's read George Orwell's Politics and the English Language he talks about how there's so much redundant vernacular because people are too lazy to actually say what they mean properly and as a result the language is dying out. This again is one of those saying that you might have heard before but wouldn't remember because it doesn't really mean anything literally.

[Ballerina]

that makes me so happy. I interpret language in the literal sense too, BasicAcid. STOP TRYING TO CONFUSE US WITH YOUR CONVOLUTED ENGINEERING TERMINOLOGY, HANCOCK  I SWEAR TO GOD

I recall an excerpt from a book that was written entirely in the unused corners of the English language. For example, it used the word 'kempt' because 'unkempt' is frequently used but 'kempt' is not. It used 'hevelled' as 'dishevelled' is commonly heard but 'hevelled' is not. Can anyone recall the title?

I thought the author was Ella Minnow Pea (as in A B C D E F G H I J K ella minnow pea Q R S T U V W X Y Z) but, no.

[Stevensmay]

I still don't get it; learning something to a "T"?

Inside joke?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111002185057AA1SXmU

[Russ]

It's an idiomatic expression that doesn't actually mean anything in and of itself, which is possibly why it's confusing to a lot of people

[charmanderp]

It just means to learn something perfectly, to the fullest extent, down to the tiniest detail, and so forth.

[Faith-PoweR]

Hi, I'm just wondering is academic advice day very important to attend? I'm an international student and the AAD will be on the 20th but I will only arrive in Melbourne on the next day (21/2). I pretty much know the course plan/ how it works/ credit points etc and I already know what I want to major in so is it still necessary for me to go?

[Stick]

You have nothing (or very little) to lose by going. At least you'll get to see, meet and maybe talk to some fellow peers and discover more about the vast array of opportunities available to you whilst at the university.

[charmanderp]

MAKE FRIENDS.