Give vs take

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    Givemesleep
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    Why do some people say give the exam instead of take the exam. Is this some sort of religious thing or just poor grammar?

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  • #459811

    Religious thing? What are you talking about?

    #459911

    Religious thing? What are you talking about?

    #459813
    JMOR
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    I think it has to do with where you are from. I knew an exchange student from Germany who would always say “give”an exam.

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    #459913
    JMOR
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    I think it has to do with where you are from. I knew an exchange student from Germany who would always say “give”an exam.

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    #459815
    MintsRGood
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    I've also heard “write” the exam. I think the pen and paper CPAs mostly say that due to the fact they literally wrote every part!

    Give, take, sit, write may all just be a factor of age and region.

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    #459915
    MintsRGood
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    I've also heard “write” the exam. I think the pen and paper CPAs mostly say that due to the fact they literally wrote every part!

    Give, take, sit, write may all just be a factor of age and region.

    REG: 75 DONE 🙂
    AUD: 61, 71, 68, 92 DONE 🙂
    BEC: 76 DONE 🙂
    FAR: 72, 74, 79 DONE 🙂
    Licensed Michigan CPA 🙂
    -Some people dream of success...others wake up and work hard for it!!!
    -The cowards never start and the weak die along the way!
    -You better work, b***h!
    -Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.-JFK

    #459842
    tough_kitty
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    Some people call it a paper! “You have only one paper left”. I totally don't get it since it's not an essay! But I chose not to correct them…

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    #459935
    tough_kitty
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    Some people call it a paper! “You have only one paper left”. I totally don't get it since it's not an essay! But I chose not to correct them…

    FAR: 81 (May 2013)
    BEC: 81 (July 2013)
    REG: 83 (August 2013)
    AUD: 82 (November 2013)
    California CPA since 1/30/14

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