Tag Archives: Tests

Brooklynese

Many Americans look down on the speech of New Yorkers, and many New Yorkers themselves don’t like they way they talk. As a matter of fact, until a few decades ago students of Manhattan High Schools were given diagnostic exams … Continue reading

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Tell Grandma what you did

Middle-class parents are much more likely to ask their children to display their knowledge (“Tell Grandma what you did on Sunday”) than working-class children. The child is used to being asked questions to which the questioner obviously knows the answer. … Continue reading

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Dermatologisch getestet

In Deutschland gibt es zwischen 1000 und 1200 Gütesiegel. Wem soll das nutzen? Ein besonders blödes Gütesiegel ist “dermatologisch getestet”. Erstens müssen die Kosmetikprodukte ohnehin getestet werden, zweitens sagt es nichts über den Ausgang des Tests.

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