Comments on: How to Cheat on an Exam (Video)

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:51:40 +0000

Good work, Akoua.

By: JoeTF

JoeTF — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:15:27 +0000

If your teach won’t notice those tricks, you might as well grab your cellphone and ask friend to dictate all the answers down.

It’s all about technique, looks and sometimes high-tech.

I have pictures of cheating system consisting of wireless spy receiver(3mm in size!) and button camera with mic wired to small, CC sized radio emitter in your pocket.
Guy with camera records questions and sends them to mobile command centre (usually old van parked within 300 meters from exam room) where they get processed (read: your friend prepares the answers) and sent back either directly to mic user, or to every student in the class via MMS/SMS:)

By: Akoua Doffou

Akoua Doffou — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:29:53 +0000

I got an A on the test.

By: Akoua Doffou

Akoua Doffou — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:12:45 +0000

I had a hard test on the American Civil War last Friday! These methods of cheating are obvious, though.

By: ROK Drop Weekly Ling 16-22APR07 at ROK Drop

ROK Drop Weekly Ling 16-22APR07 at ROK Drop — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 01:12:14 +0000

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By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:04:17 +0000

In Korea it is known as “cunning” as well.

By: ponta

ponta — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:38:53 +0000

It seems it comes from cunning.
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/カンニング

cunning:

Definition:

1. craftiness and deceitfulness: the ability to deceive in a clever subtle way

2. skillful performance: skillful ingenuity or grace in doing something

Cheating is the ability to deceive your teacher etc. in a clever subtle way. .
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By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:11:20 +0000

I have asked a few Japanese people about this, they all said it was “cunning”. Most added “like a fox”. The fox theme runs throughout Japanese literature, movies and certainly caries over to any temple ground. Looking forward to reading more on your site.

Cheers, Steve

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By: Nike

Nike — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:33:57 +0000

There is a Japanese movie ‘Thats Cunning’ ( http://imdb.com/title/tt0296236/ ) if that helps. But I dont know, if the title was an american translation, or the ‘original’ Japanese.

By: and

and — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:10:19 +0000

I had a pen case I wrote math formulas inside. Never got caught and saved me many times.

By: lost in ube

lost in ube — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:18:08 +0000

Wouldn’t it make more sense to print things on the shirt upside down so that you can read it? Or is that making it too obvious? I mean more than wearing a white t-shirt with a coat and tie.
However, since Japanese Darth Vader is apparently telling me to do this, I must!
Red card here I come!

By: helical

helical — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:32:59 +0000

hm, I looked it up and seems you (and James) are right.
I still say conning makes marginally more sense though.

By: Tadashi

Tadashi — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:21:31 +0000

Wow, that was just so… obvious.
Yeah sure, let’s print the solution onto a T-Shirt, wear it during the test and stretch is every 5 minutes so you can read it.
Or play with your pen case during the test…
I really hope someone tries this, get caught and then complains.

By: Xylo

Xylo — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:15:05 +0000

I’m sure it’s “cunning”.
While we’re at it, why does “American joke” mean “I don’t get it” ?
Don’t bother to answer. I know the sad truth.

By: helical

helical — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:30:24 +0000

I think it’s conning, rather than cunning.
It still falls outside of good English but within bounds of Engrish, I think:)