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Firms "Poaching" University Students

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2721423/Firms-offer-teens-30k-jobs-trump-university-Companies-receiving-100-applications-post-school-leavers-shun-9-000-year-courses.html

Good article.

Finally some good competition for University - hopefully this will develop and will pressurise unis to drop fees and improve conditions as students will not be told any longer - its uni or nothing.

Reply 1

barneystin

Great Daily Mail journalism.

Reply 2

Mr M

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Original post by barneystin

Great Daily Mail journalism.

Quite an oxymoron.

Reply 3

barneystin

Original post by Mr M

Quite an oxymoron.

[h="2"]Full Definition of FACETIOUS[/h]1
: joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish <just being facetious>

2
: meant to be humorous or funny : not serious <a facetiousremark>
— fa·ce·tious·ly adverb
— fa·ce·tious·ness noun

Reply 4

Muppet Science

Original post by barneystin

Be that as it may, his post -

true
truː/
adjective
adjective: true; comparative adjective: truer; superlative adjective: truest

1.
in accordance with fact or reality.
"a true story"
synonyms: accurate, correct, verifiable, faithful, literal, veracious; More
in accordance with reality, what actually/really happened, the case, so;
unelaborated, unvarnished;
informalas true as I'm sitting/standing here
"it may seem hard to believe, but I can assure you it's true"
antonyms: untrue, false, fallacious
rightly or strictly so called; genuine.
"people are still willing to pay for true craftsmanship"
synonyms: genuine, authentic, real, actual, proper, veritable; More
bona fide;
informalhonest-to-goodness, kosher, pukka, legit, the real McCoy, regular;
informaldinkum
"people are still willing to pay for true craftsmanship"
rightful, legitimate, legal, lawful, authorized, recognized, valid;
bona fide;
de jure
"the true owner of the goods"
sincere, genuine, real, unfeigned, unpretended, unaffected, heartfelt, from the heart
"the necessity for true repentance"
antonyms: bogus, phoney, de facto, insincere, feigned
real or actual.
"he has guessed my true intentions"
said when conceding a point.
"true, the house faced north, but you got used to that"
2.
accurate or exact.
"it was a true depiction"
synonyms: accurate, true to life, faithful, telling it like it is, as it really happened, fact-based, realistic, close, lifelike, convincing; More
correct, unerring, exact, precise, perfect;
on target, on the mark;
vérité;
informalspot on;
informalon the money;
rareverisimilar, veristic
"a true reflection of life in the 50s"
antonyms: inaccurate
(of a note) exactly in tune.
(of a compass bearing) measured relative to true north.
"steer 085 degrees true"
correctly positioned, balanced, or aligned; upright or level.
3.
loyal or faithful.
"he was a true friend"
synonyms: loyal, faithful, true-hearted, devoted, dedicated, staunch, true-blue, constant, unswerving, unwavering; More
trustworthy, trusty, reliable, dependable, firm, steady, dutiful, supportive
"she was always a true friend to me"
antonyms: disloyal, faithless
accurately conforming to (a standard or expectation); faithful to.
"this entirely new production remains true to the essence of Lorca's play"
synonyms: in keeping with, consistent with, in harmony with, in accord with, in accordance with, in agreement with, in line with, in character with, compatible with, congruent with, commensurate with; More
appropriate to, befitting, as befits, suitable for, suited to
"the completed house is remarkably true to the original diagram"
4.
archaic
honest.
"we appeal to all good men and true to rally to us"

adverb
adverb: true

1.
literary
truly.
"Hobson spoke truer than he knew"
synonyms: truthfully, honestly, sincerely, candidly, frankly, truly, veraciously More
"I swear I will speak true"
2.
accurately or without variation.
synonyms: accurately, unerringly, unswervingly, without deviating More
"the weapon flew true as an arrow"

verb
verb: true; 3rd person present: trues; past tense: trued; past participle: trued; gerund or present participle: truing; gerund or present participle: trueing

1.
bring (an object, wheel, or other construction) into the exact shape or position required.
"the bench sander is ideal for truing up faces of timber"

Origin
Old English trēowe, trȳwe ‘steadfast, loyal’; related to Dutch getrouw, German treu, also to truce.
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