Re: OT: US university course numbering (was Re: "to be" and not to be in the world's languages)

staving Philip Newton:
>On 3/31/06, Peter Bleackley <Peter.Bleackley@...> wrote:
> > staving Amamnda Babcock Furrow:
> >
> > >Having had Russian in college (including a special 300-level course on
> > >pronouncing it correctly - yes, we did indeed wait for an "advanced"
> course
> > >to learn little details like pronunciation), the way I would pronounce it
> > >is pretty much
> >
> > A 300-level course? Russian must be really difficult to pronounce!
> >
> > "The palatalised vowels are coming on really well. Soon you'll be able to
> > move on to level 256..."
>
>I'm not sure whether you're kidding or whether you're not acquainted
>with US university course numbering schemes.
I'd guessed that it actually meant a third-year course, but a little
willful misinterpretation seemed to be in order...