Another n00b question...

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sure? usually you're grousing about my bad grammar and incomprehensible wording...

[PAK-9]

I get it

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im not sure what the correct english word is, since studies are different in the uk than they are in germany. Here the usal graduation are/were "Magister"(in humane science) and "Diplom"(in natural science). (most subjects are just about to change from that to the bachelor and master system you have in the UK for example). Well i'll try to explain how it works when you want to make a diploma: 4 semester "basical" studies", after/during that oral pre-exams, then main studies and after 9 semesters you make the "diplom-exam" (= written work + oral examinations). (Most terms may be incorrect, but i hope that you get what i mean, cause it seems as if there are no direct translations).

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diploma can mean different things, you mean a post graduate diploma?

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the upcoming semester is my fourth, and the normal period are nine semesters. Then i'll (hopefully) take my diploma.

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yea three years, what about you?

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Congrats! Then you have a mutual profit from hobby and occupation. How long did it take to make the bachelor? 6 semesters (=3 years)?

[PAK-9]

A piano player, nice.

My studies? I'm doing a masters degree in digital signal and image processing, last year I finished my BSc in software engineering.

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actually your presets are very tech heavy so your scientific nature shines through. btw what are your studies actually?

well, with "art" i didn't find the correct word i was searching for. i meant that linguistic/philological area of science. However i think that i have a feeling for artistic stuff either. Not only concernig presets, but also in a musically way (i love to play piano and also improvise own new melodies).

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Well, language isnt really anything to do with art, but I know what you mean.

Personally I'd like to think I have an appreciation of both science and art... I'm a Bachelor of Science but I also make AVS presets

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well, it is to be feared that a discussion about the English language would a bit er.. unequal somehow. also i don't really like that linguistic/interpretation/meaning of words/etc. stuff. I'm more a scientific person, rather than an "arts" type.

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like many words 'appendix' has more than one meaning my unpronouncable friend; When people use a word they very rarely mean the obscure medical definition

In fact now I'm even more confused by your post, you were talking about me lifting a narrow vestigial process projecting from the small caecum in the base of my abdomen? If thats a devastating medical quip thats gone over my head then I salute you sir!

Everyone knows not to start discussions about English with me, I usually get carried away. But I dont want to stop our quarrels, they're so fun!

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ah, pak its always the same with you: if you don't know a good counter, you blame the opponent for using a bad english. However, i'm sorry to correct you, but actually "appendix" means the small end-thing of the intestines. (Besides, you should also keep an eye on your own spelling.)

Ok let's leave it with this. Somehow it's really petty to discuss about correct english and that...

Perhaps we should stop our permanent quarrels in genral?!

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Its an appendage (body part) not an appendix (piece of collateral information to a document)

I'm afraid your post is a mix of innapropriate words and exclamation marks that I cant really follow.

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watch out not to get overloaded! When you have to lift that appendix and your charge you might be unabled to fly!