[Jamjar]

Originally Posted by Teebs

My GCSEs and A levels are a wind up and I'm an Oxford graduate. I'm afraid my real grades were 9A*1B at GCSE and AAAAAa at A level. A bit more conventional I'm afraid.

So Teebs you have a dishonest profile and it is likely you're being dishonest now. I true Oxford student uses cogent argument not expletives full of vile and nasty comment. No you don't deserve to be a TS helper and I think you should resign from this position.

[Teebs]

Originally Posted by Jamjar

So Teebs you have a dishonest profile and it is likely you're being dishonest now.

Possibly, but just about every regular poster on the Oxford forum can vouce for my reality. So, likely is a bit of an overstatement.

I Atrue Oxford student uses cogent argument not expletives full of vile and nasty comment. No you don't deserve to be a TPS helper and I think you should resign from this position.

You wouldn't have an idea what a true 'Oxford' student is like, never having attended the university. Funnily enough you seem to be missing several vital points in your funny little world view.

1) You seem to be confused about what the entrance criteria are for Oxbridge. They boil down to "be really really smart". There's nothing in there about be a gentleman, or be nice or don't swear. Oddly, I only seem to get nasty when people come into a serious thread and make idiotic racist statements. I can assure you most Oxbridge students are thinking it even if they didn't say it.

2) You also seem to be under the mistaken impression that the use of insults destroys the cogency of an argument, the two are unrelated. As I pointed out you diverted the thread with a series of unsupported assertions and a trite saying. There's your cogent argument, not that you provided much to argue against. The fact that I also insulted you is quite possibly a reason for you to get offended but does not change anything else that I said.

3) I don't see how my ability to help people with their personal statements has anything to do with my dislike for your post in this thread. Once again you make an unsupported statement which is barely related to the subject matter at hand.

When talking about cogent arguments you shouldn't throw stones while living in a glass house, but hey, to be fair to you, I'm mildly surprised you knew what the term 'cogent argument' meant so congratulations.

[adamrules247]

Originally Posted by miss_opinionated

Oxbrdge is a term used to describe students/staff entering/attending Oxford or Cambridge;hence OX-BRIDGE

Yes I was attacking the term, I believe it is vulgar. As I said it isn't a place.
Why not call it Camford?

[Teebs]

Originally Posted by adamrules247

Yes I was attacking the term, I believe it is vulgar. As I said it isn't a place.
Why not call it Camford?

Oh come on, for goodness' sake. What a pointlessly petty thing to be arguing. I agree at times it's stupid to talk about Oxbridge because the two universities do have their differences, but in most contexts their similarities are sufficient that talking about them together makes reasonable sense and in that case the accepted word is Oxbridge. It's used by those actually involved with the university and it's used by the general public. It's a useful short form, not some grossly inaccurate and offensive word.

[Tipareth]

I've never seen even the slightest whiff of racism, though I have only been here a month.

Also, incidentally, not even the slightest pointer of any homophobia either.

[LegallyBlonde2.0]

Cambridge is the least racist place in Britain.

[llys]

Originally Posted by LegallyBlonde2.0

Cambridge is the least racist place in Britain.

Is that because people there are intrinsically less racist than elsewhere or because there are fewer non-white people, so that there is not much occasion for racist people acting on their racist beliefs?

[Teebs]

Originally Posted by llys

Is that because people there are intrinsically less racist than elsewhere or because there are fewer non-white people, so that there is not much occasion for racist people acting on their racist beliefs?

I suspect that the statement might be a little bit unsupported.

Speaking of Oxford, I think the students are intrinsically less racist than most. I can't speak for the population of the city as a whole though.

[cuddlebuggy]

Originally Posted by LegallyBlonde2.0

Cambridge is the least racist place in Britain.

Another reason to add to the 1231739879 others on why I NEED TO GET AN OFFER TO CAMBRIDGE! ;D

[The Kenosha Kid]

No you don't deserve to be a TS helper and I think you should resign from this position.

Dey turk urr jeobs!!

[hobnob]

OK, I think we've all had enough of that South Park joke by now. It really doesn't get any funnier through endless repetition...
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