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1. VVerti+(OP)[view] [source] 2021-05-10 09:20:28
I don’t speak French either but I like the etymological sense that Superior school means Post-Secondary/College better than the English version. It seems like a logical and efficient way to get the meaning across.
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2. Stavro+m[view] [source] 2021-05-10 09:23:06
>>VVerti+(OP)
That's probably what's happening, but I think I will keep the funny version in my head canon.
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3. belzeb+rR[view] [source] 2021-05-10 15:58:25
>>VVerti+(OP)
Not at all! There are many "Ecole Normale" which are just schools for teachers. The "Superieure" refers to the fact that you have to pass a hard exam to get in. And once there you can do research or become a teacher in a preparatory school (which prepares you to do the ENS's exams, in a pyramidal way)
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