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A definition needed
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ueslteacher
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A definition needed
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Could someone please give me a comprehensive yet simple definition of bashing poll? I need it for my ss for tomorrow (14th of May) Sophia |
13 May 2012
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ascincoquinas
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Hi Sophia! Read this article, it might help you: |
13 May 2012
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ueslteacher
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No articles please. Just a definition. Any native speakers online? Sophia |
13 May 2012
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MoodyMoody
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It isn �t an expression we use in the USA. If I had to define it, I �d say a bashing poll is a survey to determine which choice of several bad choices is the worst. Sort of like our Republican presidential primaries this year... (Even most Republicans hated the choices!) |
13 May 2012
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douglas
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I �ve never heard of the term, sorry. |
14 May 2012
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ueslteacher
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It has to do with cyberbullying. Sophia |
14 May 2012
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douglas
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I think I have figured out what it means. A "bashing poll" is apparently a poll that brings out/addresses something negative about a person and allows people to vote on whether or not it is true--the intention of the poll is to bash (put down, degrade, etc.)somebody.
For example the poll may look like this:
Who is the ugliest person in the 9th grade?
a. Mary Jones (check out her hair!)
b. Brandy Maxwell (slut!)
c: Tammy Brashlo (does she ever shower?)
d. Sally Certs (fat, sloppy, pizza face!)
Thats �s what I come up with after reading a few things and drawing some conclusions.
cheers,
Douglas |
14 May 2012
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ueslteacher
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I couldn �t have thought that a native speaker would have to figure it out as well hense my appeal to native speakers:) Thanks for going into trouble for my sake, Douglas. Sophia |
14 May 2012
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