Timeline for What to call the best student in a class?
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| Jun 15, 2014 at 4:27 | history | edited | tchrist♦ |
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| Sep 2, 2012 at 18:48 | comment | added | MetaEd | A Google search [ define major de promotion ] brought up several likely choices. You could confirm those in a dictionary or thesaurus. Even if you turned up nothing, it is basic site etiquette to show what you tried so we do not duplicate your effort. | |
| Sep 2, 2012 at 18:36 | comment | added | MattiSG | @ΜετάEd I tried Google, and all terms lookup always end up finding tutorials for being the top student. This question is not answerable out of a dictionary nor a thesaurus: which word would you look up? Please define the other reference work I should have consulted. | |
| Sep 2, 2012 at 15:15 | answer | added | Krishna Chandra Tiwari | timeline score: 1 | |
| Sep 2, 2012 at 12:56 | comment | added | MetaEd | Please include research results, meaning what references you consulted before asking here, what they said, etc. See the faq and the article it links to about asking a good question. General Reference means a question that is answerable right out of a dictionary, thesaurus, or other reference work. | |
| Sep 2, 2012 at 10:38 | comment | added | MattiSG | @ΜετάEd Huh? What's the matter? | |
| Sep 2, 2012 at 6:02 | comment | added | MetaEd | close General Reference. -1 research not shown. | |
| Aug 31, 2012 at 18:48 | vote | accept | MattiSG | ||
| Aug 31, 2012 at 15:33 | comment | added | bib | In a given subject area, but usually not a student, the term could be doyen meaning the most respected or prominent person in a particular field | |
| Aug 31, 2012 at 15:31 | answer | added | bib | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 31, 2012 at 15:06 | comment | added | Supr | @MattiSG Oh don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you shouldn't mention it :) There's not necessarily anything wrong with bragging, sometimes it's appropriate, especially on your resume -- that's what it's for ;) | |
| Aug 31, 2012 at 14:44 | comment | added | MattiSG | @Supr Well, we're talking about a resume. I don't find it any more bragging than any other achievement. It is not the same as bringing it randomly in a conversation. I guess there's also a cultural thing in here, which is why I asked whether it was appropriate in the English-speaking world. This is definitely something you should mention on a French resume, along with your rank and honors. | |
| Aug 31, 2012 at 13:19 | comment | added | Dan Hanly | When I was growing up, the best student in the class was called a swot.... though it was derogatory. Not sure where it came from though | |
| Aug 31, 2012 at 12:54 | comment | added | Supr | I'd say that pointing out that you are the top student is bragging no matter what word you use, but maybe that's just me being overly sensitive :P | |
| Aug 31, 2012 at 10:33 | answer | added | SEL | timeline score: 5 | |
| Aug 31, 2012 at 9:59 | answer | added | Graham Borland | timeline score: 18 | |
| Aug 31, 2012 at 9:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEnglish/status/241460560850481154 | ||
| Aug 31, 2012 at 8:51 | history | edited | MattiSG | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 31, 2012 at 8:41 | answer | added | Olga S. | timeline score: 20 | |
| Aug 31, 2012 at 8:36 | history | edited | RegDwigнt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 31, 2012 at 8:33 | history | asked | MattiSG | CC BY-SA 3.0 |