Read the article first: https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/australia-is-real-i-swear

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Read the article first: https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/australia-is-real-i-swear

A PhD instructor of an online course was dead set on failing a student because the student chose to write a report on Australia the country. Apparently, the instructor corrected her and told her Australia was a continent, not a country. The student disagreed and provided proof of her claims and yet the instructor was not swayed.

So, I have to ask: is Australia a continent or a country?

via Joe Lancaster

Comments

Yaser Farid said…
There is Australia and New Zealand.
February 9, 2018 at 11:47 PM
Olaf Fichtner said…
What we commonly call Australia is both continent and country. The continent actually includes parts of other countries (like Indonesia), so to be very specific we should say "Commonwealth of Australia" if we mean the country - which usually nobody does.
February 10, 2018 at 1:34 AM
Stephen Dickson said…
New Zealand is on it's own very newly discovered continent.
February 10, 2018 at 3:40 AM
Bodhipaksa said…
Wow. Kind of embarrassed to be a New Hampshire resident right now!
February 10, 2018 at 6:09 AM
Jason ON said…
I'm under the impression only Bodhipaksa actually read the article.
February 10, 2018 at 12:20 PM
Bodhipaksa said…
I have the same impression, Jason ON. In other news, the following story has at least partly undone my embarrassment at being a New Hampshire resident: nytimes.com - Plagiarism Software Unveils a New Source for 11 of Shakespeare’s Plays
February 10, 2018 at 12:45 PM
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