Klarinet Archive - Posting 000205.txt from 2005/11

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] master class - AND the Use of English
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:53:54 -0500

John,

"Auditor" is routinely used in American colleges and universities to
indicate a person who is attending a course, but not taking the exams and
not receiving credit for the course. There is usually a fee, but not as
much as for the full credit participation.

George

At 12:17 PM 11/10/2005, you wrote:
>On Thursday 10 Nov 2005 05:09, Nicholas Yip wrote:
> > I will be holding a clarinet master class this sunday november 13th.
> > The cost is $15 per auditor. It will be in Berkeley,CA. Email if
> > interested. Great experience for all.
> >
>I was about to fire off a tetchy email to the effect that an auditor is
>someone who audits accounts, only to find that my dictionary defines it
>as "a hearer" first, so I suppose the above usage is correct. However,
>I've never heard the word used like this before, is it common in the
>USA?
>
>I hope the masterclass goes well, a bit too far for me to come,
>unfortunately.
>
>John Dablin
>Aylesbury UK
>
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