DCHP-2

write DCHP-2 (November 2016)

• v. — transitive, Education

  to take an exam or a test.
  
  The construction does not show a Canadian frequency dimension other than a trend in Charts 1 & 2, which, however, confirms a South African predominance for write an exam, which was pointed out in COD-2. With this construction, .ca domains feature about twice the frequency of the US domains. Charts 3 & 4 do not confirm the statement found in COD-2 about a Canadian status. COD-2, s.v. "write 12.", labels the term "Cdn & South Africa" with the explanation to "take (an exam or test): I wrote Prof. Weldon's Middle English exam last week".

  • 1894  The anniversary examinations of the University of Manitoba commence today. A large number of candidates are writing, one of the largest classes on record, about 20 having gone up from the Collegiate, and 9 from St. Boniface. 
  • 1911  The University examinations commenced Monday in Portage, when those taking their first year work wrote on their first paper. There are seven students writing this year and Mr. Hendry is presiding examiner. 
  • 1939  All candidates writing first examination paper, will assemble in theatre "B" University, Broadway building at 18:30 hours, Saturday, Dec. 16. 
  • 1979  The York University senate has decided to investigate widespread cheating during a poorly supervised December economics examination, but the student who brought the whole affair to the attention of university officials is still not satisfied. Doug Emsley, a second-year student, said the only way to set matters right is to make the whole class of about 100 students write the exam again. 
  • 1989  It tells the unco-operative cheaters that the departmental exam isn't all that important, and that the year's work will suffice. It tells them that there are stringent rules for some students - those who must write the departmental exam and attain a passing grade - and a more lenient set for cheaters who need not necessarily write the exam. 
  • 1996  Chomik was among the players who landed in Edmonton Sunday night, following a 6-5 overtime win over Finland, Saturday in Stockholm. Some of the players had university exams to write, others took some time off to travel. 
  • 2013  Among the students who write the exam, only about 40 per cent receive a passing grade. At only 16, Molina not only passed the test, he scored a 10, the highest score possible.