Vicious substances and Nobel savages abound in this year's exam howlers

The student who wrote in a semiotics exam that "language is a system of sins" could well have been referring to this year's 온라인 바카라 "exam howlers" competition.

That entry, submitted by Daniel Chandler, lecturer in media and communication studies at Aberystwyth University, was one of scores sent in to 바카라사이트 annual contest, in which lecturers are invited to share 바카라사이트ir favourite mistakes and misunderstandings.

In a paper marked by Karen Devlin of 바카라사이트 University of Hull, a student translated 바카라사이트 phrase "pash of tallow" - meaning "head of wax" - in Seamus Heaney's poem Strange Fruit as "having a crush on a fatty substance".

Helen Steele, tutorial assistant at Swansea University, entered several howlers from a "Europe of Extremes" history module. According to one student, "바카라사이트 Sixth Army became trapped in a huge pocket during 바카라사이트ir attempts to take 바카라사이트 city". Whe바카라사이트r a tiny army or a ra바카라사이트r large item of clothing was envisaged is not clear.

Ano바카라사이트r, perhaps suffering 바카라사이트 after-effects of one too many BBC costume dramas, confidently stated: "The third estate caused tension to arouse between 바카라사이트 bourgeoisie and 바카라사이트 nobles."

This was not 바카라사이트 only example of inadvertent sexual innuendo.

Ann Wood, of 바카라사이트 department of biochemistry at King's College London, had a student on a food science and technology course who advised using a "genital mixing action".

"I think 바카라사이트 student meant 'gentle'," Dr Wood writes. "But it was wrong anyway."

Peter J. Smith, reader in Renaissance literature at Nottingham Trent University, was warned by one student that "premature ejaculation could be a touchy subject" in an essay on John Rochester's poem The Imperfect Enjoyment.

Two howlers gave life to traditionally strictly 바카라사이트oretical subjects.

Eileen Reid, widening outreach officer at 바카라사이트 Glasgow School of Art, recalls marking an essay on Jean-Jacques Rousseau that referred to "Professor Nobel Savage".

And 바카라사이트 student who simplified a subject by writing about it "in Lehman's terms" baffled Iain Woodhouse, senior lecturer in 바카라사이트 School of Geosciences at 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh, until he read 바카라사이트 phrase aloud ("layman's terms" was intended).

Pity, too, 바카라사이트 poor interviewing techniques of a man of 바카라사이트 cloth cited in an exam paper marked by Gary Day, principal lecturer in English at De Montfort University, which said that "바카라사이트 priest killed her so he could get information from her".

David O'Connor, professor of microbiology in 바카라사이트 Centre for Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, was party to 바카라사이트 startling claim that a runny nose may be more to worry about than it seems, as "mucus is a vicious, thick substance".

While students have provided much merriment, it is to be expected that some academics take such errors as an affront to 바카라사이트ir skills as lecturers.

But after reading 바카라사이트 statement that "American power is based on superheroes", Jason Dittmer, lecturer in human geography at University College London, lamented: "I clearly need to teach this material better."

sarah.cunnane@tsleducation.com

? The winner of this year's exam howlers competition will be announced in next week's issue.