Questions for Callaway

[Adam]

Same. Although I dunno what 8th grade is. I didn't put the effort in in secondary school or college. Except sometimes in the subjects I liked

[DirtDawg]

There is a term upon the tip of my tongue and I can not yet taste it.  I need your help to find it.


I would simply stick my tongue out and allow you to read it off the tip, except that one of these newbies would probably sit immediately upon my tongue and rotate or gyrate or something while you were trying to read it.

It is the word we use (well, obviously not we "less capable,"  but YOU chemistry interested well-studied types, mostly) to describe what happens when solidly frozen water/ice turns into pure water vapor without making the transition to liquid first.


I saw a huge cloud of fog from this effect in the setting sun, around four PM, creating a vortex of rising vapor directly transformed from a field of pure ice, and taking on the colors of the setting sun ...


... anyway, I was speechless, because the word escaped me and my artistic speech had to take over and satisfy those I was with in company, just before I sat down to try to interact with the forum, actually.





Enough of the time line.

My simple question is:

can you tell me the name of that simple word i should have used?.

Sublimate.

Actually, on second thought, given the scene you described, I would have used the word sublime with both its meanings.

Thank you. That was the word I tried to make.

See, I could have safely stuck my tongue out at you and had you read it from the tip of my tongue with no worries about, well, you know what worries we may have had.

I knew I could depend upon your brain.

["couldbecousin"]

Same. Although I dunno what 8th grade is. I didn't put the effort in in secondary school or college. Except sometimes in the subjects I liked

Eighth grade is the last year before high school, which covers ages 14-18. Wish I'd known then what I know now!   

[P7PSP]

Same. Although I dunno what 8th grade is. I didn't put the effort in in secondary school or college. Except sometimes in the subjects I liked

Eighth grade is the last year before high school, which covers ages 14-18. Wish I'd known then what I know now!   

Wow! I'm glad 8th grade didn't take me that long. 

[Adam]

didn't know high school only started at 14 there. When I refer to high school I mean 11+

["couldbecousin"]

Same. Although I dunno what 8th grade is. I didn't put the effort in in secondary school or college. Except sometimes in the subjects I liked

Eighth grade is the last year before high school, which covers ages 14-18. Wish I'd known then what I know now!   

Wow! I'm glad 8th grade didn't take me that long. 

No, high school  takes that long! Try to keep up!   

[P7PSP]

 

["couldbecousin"]

Awww, it's OK, you've just forgotten after all these years. 

[Callaway]

didn't know high school only started at 14 there. When I refer to high school I mean 11+

Here, school for ages 11 - 13 are called middle schools or junior high schools.

[TheoK]

didn't know high school only started at 14 there. When I refer to high school I mean 11+

Here, school for ages 11 - 13 are called middle schools or junior high schools.

11-13 is known as "mellanstadiet" in Sweden. School from 7-16 is known as "grundskola". "Högskola" is a university with less rights to give academic exams than a "real" university. What you call (upper) high school in the US is called "gymnasium" in Sweden and most other countries in Europe.

[Adam]

Here we have primary school till 11 and secondary school 11-18, but you can leave at 16 or go to college instead. then uni 18+

[renaeden]

In Western Australia, primary school ends at Year 7, the year kids turn 12. Then Year 8 starts the year kids turn 13 and that is high school. It ends at Year 12 although people can leave after Year 10 and get a job or go to TAFE (Tertiary and Further Eduacation) Most people who do Year 12 and exams end up going to university.

I thought your daughter would be going to high school, Callaway.

[Callaway]

In Western Australia, primary school ends at Year 7, the year kids turn 12. Then Year 8 starts the year kids turn 13 and that is high school. It ends at Year 12 although people can leave after Year 10 and get a job or go to TAFE (Tertiary and Further Eduacation) Most people who do Year 12 and exams end up going to university.

I thought your daughter would be going to high school, Callaway.

She's going to a special school for autistic children right now.

[renaeden]

In Western Australia, primary school ends at Year 7, the year kids turn 12. Then Year 8 starts the year kids turn 13 and that is high school. It ends at Year 12 although people can leave after Year 10 and get a job or go to TAFE (Tertiary and Further Eduacation) Most people who do Year 12 and exams end up going to university.

I thought your daughter would be going to high school, Callaway.

She's going to a special school for autistic children right now.

Yes I knew that. Was just wondering if the school can teach her until she is 17 or 18 whichever is the age of leaving school over there.

[Callaway]

In Western Australia, primary school ends at Year 7, the year kids turn 12. Then Year 8 starts the year kids turn 13 and that is high school. It ends at Year 12 although people can leave after Year 10 and get a job or go to TAFE (Tertiary and Further Eduacation) Most people who do Year 12 and exams end up going to university.

I thought your daughter would be going to high school, Callaway.

She's going to a special school for autistic children right now.

Yes I knew that. Was just wondering if the school can teach her until she is 17 or 18 whichever is the age of leaving school over there.

It could in theory teach her until she's 18, but she's entitled to a free appropriate public education until she's 21 or earns a diploma.