What is a “demi” (in a university setting)
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My university computer science department recently sent out a letter asking for "students to demi for our first-year modules". The letter makes mention of it several times, such as "demis must have passed X course" and "preference will be given to those demis also available for X" (emphasis mine).
What is a "demi"? It is an abbreviation for some other word, or just some colloquialism?
I can infer from the context that it's some kind of tutor, but I'm curious where this word comes from.
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My university computer science department recently sent out a letter asking for "students to demi for our first-year modules". The letter makes mention of it several times, such as "demis must have passed X course" and "preference will be given to those demis also available for X" (emphasis mine).
What is a "demi"? It is an abbreviation for some other word, or just some colloquialism?
I can infer from the context that it's some kind of tutor, but I'm curious where this word comes from.
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Whoever wrote that is not big on communication. :-/ I did find one reference on LinkedIn saying "I have been employed by the University of Stellenbosch as a demi/tutor", but jeesh, "demi" doesn't appear in any dictionary I can find, so it's pretty silly to use the word without clarification.
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My university computer science department recently sent out a letter asking for "students to demi for our first-year modules". The letter makes mention of it several times, such as "demis must have passed X course" and "preference will be given to those demis also available for X" (emphasis mine).
What is a "demi"? It is an abbreviation for some other word, or just some colloquialism?
I can infer from the context that it's some kind of tutor, but I'm curious where this word comes from.
slang abbreviations colloquialisms
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Dave
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My university computer science department recently sent out a letter asking for "students to demi for our first-year modules". The letter makes mention of it several times, such as "demis must have passed X course" and "preference will be given to those demis also available for X" (emphasis mine).
What is a "demi"? It is an abbreviation for some other word, or just some colloquialism?
I can infer from the context that it's some kind of tutor, but I'm curious where this word comes from.
slang abbreviations colloquialisms
slang abbreviations colloquialisms
asked 30 mins ago
Dave
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asked 30 mins ago
Dave
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asked 30 mins ago
Dave
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asked 30 mins ago
Dave
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asked 30 mins ago
Dave
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Whoever wrote that is not big on communication. :-/ I did find one reference on LinkedIn saying "I have been employed by the University of Stellenbosch as a demi/tutor", but jeesh, "demi" doesn't appear in any dictionary I can find, so it's pretty silly to use the word without clarification.
– ralph.m
18 mins ago
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Whoever wrote that is not big on communication. :-/ I did find one reference on LinkedIn saying "I have been employed by the University of Stellenbosch as a demi/tutor", but jeesh, "demi" doesn't appear in any dictionary I can find, so it's pretty silly to use the word without clarification.
– ralph.m
18 mins ago
Whoever wrote that is not big on communication. :-/ I did find one reference on LinkedIn saying "I have been employed by the University of Stellenbosch as a demi/tutor", but jeesh, "demi" doesn't appear in any dictionary I can find, so it's pretty silly to use the word without clarification.
– ralph.m
18 mins ago
Whoever wrote that is not big on communication. :-/ I did find one reference on LinkedIn saying "I have been employed by the University of Stellenbosch as a demi/tutor", but jeesh, "demi" doesn't appear in any dictionary I can find, so it's pretty silly to use the word without clarification.
– ralph.m
18 mins ago
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Whoever wrote that is not big on communication. :-/ I did find one reference on LinkedIn saying "I have been employed by the University of Stellenbosch as a demi/tutor", but jeesh, "demi" doesn't appear in any dictionary I can find, so it's pretty silly to use the word without clarification.
– ralph.m
18 mins ago