What the hell are you talking about?

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I'm from Australia and I've always been curious about some of the weird words used to describe some cliques in American high schools. What is a Freshman, what is a sophomore and why do you further segregate yourselves by naming these groups?

dan246 · Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:51 am Post subject:

Freshman - 1st year student
Sophmore - 2nd year student
Junior - 3rd year student
Senior - 4th year student

It has nothing to do with cliques, it's just a way of naming the grades.

Guest · Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:10 pm Post subject:

I wonder where the word "Sophmore" comes from?

Guest · Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject:

sophomore

soph·o·more [ sóffə màwr ] (plural soph·o·mores)

noun

1. second-year student: a second-year student in a high school or college

2. somebody in second year of something: somebody in the second year of a project or program

[Late 17th century. Alteration of earlier sophumer (probably influenced by Greek sophos “wise” + mōros “dull”), from obsolete English sophum “sophism,” a variant of sophism.] Wink

tommy_15 · Advanced User Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Posts: 351

hehe nice idea for a thread iv always wondered that aswell

monica · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:17 am Post subject:

oh now I know

Cool