use of '&' in the hsc.. (1 Viewer)

[janaranaran!]

there is a lot of difference between & and +

i see & and straight away i think 'and'
i see + and my mind thinks 'plus'

that's just me though

anyone else agree?

this

 

[dance2urownbeat]

eh i'll be using 'and' although i know a few times in trial i wrote '&' and i remember thinking 'should i have done that? oh well' and kept going. i'd never abbreviate or whatever in english, like its english so may aswell show you've got a good grasp on the language itself as well as themes, techniques blah blah blah. i've also been told by my teachers not to use things like '&' but whatever.

 

[laa.musique]

ahh no dont use & in english ... but u can use it in any other short answer questions just maybe not in essays

 

[Kew]

I use nothing else than '&' ever, so I'll have a challenge to myself about not using it for 4 hours.

*gulp*

 

[Ms. BRIGHTSIDE]

http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=171164

 

[Monika D]

i used + in the business exam today. i dont think it would be that bad for business since theyre cool with dot points and that. but definitely write 'and' in english, especially in extension

 

[jasonml]

"and" takes less time to write than "&".

 

[u-borat]

um only if you're a fucking retard.

 

[Force.Kin]

I find it's quicker to write '&' instead of 'and'. However, my provisions allow a computer, so I'll type and cause it is far quicker than pressing the shift key and 7.

 

[u-borat]

daymm you're lucky.

 

[zxcvbee]

guYS i just emailed my english teacher and she said & is fine im not even joking so yer ! up to u now

 

[liam9519]

DONT use it!

 

[Kirsty Xx]

Don't use & or + !!!! My aunty's an HSC English teacher and they absolutely HATE IT! You technically won't get marked down for it, but if there is anything else that makes the response not perfect, you're just begging for the marks to be taken away. Don't use acronyms either, they really don't like it and will be annoyed, and the last thing we want to do is annoy the markers, right?

Examiners will not take marks away, they can only give marks.

Plus, you should show your capabilities of expressing proper English in your essay.

hay kirstyy howd business goo?

Hey you ahh it was ok I guess... I've probably found previous papers easier than that, imo. *shrugs* I hope I did ok; Business is my thang

 

[Marrk]

Or you could stop worrying about this, and focus on other things...like the actual exam

 

[FatJ]

Just imagine an English marker:
"WOW! Amazing essay! Band 6 absolutely....

WAIT

theres an AMPERSAND in this

I HATE AMPERSANDS

FAIL!"

....

seriously, no.

 

[Kew]

I had so many scribbled out & replaced "&"'s in the exam today. ololol.

 

[Alvik]

I have to admit it.

I used it in the English exam today.

 

[u-borat]

i can't help myself; i just wrote & naturally.

but a few times i managed to force myself to write and.

 

[LOOMESY]

I had so many scribbled out & replaced "&"'s in the exam today. ololol.

same

i would've been pissed if i had ran out of time cos of it

i literally finished with 30 seconds to spare