#invigilate

[lofihipbot]

lofi hip hop beats to invigilate to

[postersbykeith]

[aliveto]

Demi sesuap mee instant cup laksa #invigilate

[timecup]

Sunny day at #degreeshow #DJCAD #invigilate #stupid #sun #fun #art #selfie?

[horriblybookish]

My teacher just ended to an email with:

"Don't worry if I am running late from my exam invigilation."

invigilate |ɪnˈvɪdʒɪleɪt| verb [ no obj. ] Brit. supervise candidates during an examination.

I love English teachers.

[prolixywallow]

Invigilate

invigilate |inˈvijəˌlāt|

to supervise candidates during an examination.

ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the general sense [watch over, keep watch] ): from Latin invigilat- ‘watched over,’ from the verb invigilare, from in- ‘upon, toward’ + vigilare ‘watch’ (from vigil ‘watchful’ ).

[cailyn-toomey]

Exam Time

Okay, so its officially been the exam period for like, 2 weeks, but who's counting?

I learned the greatest thing today though. You know how in exams, you have people who make sure that no ones cheating? Well I guess over here they're called "Invigilators"

-New superhero name, The Invigilator

[philipsrabson]

Americanisms #38

Proctor

Before I moved Stateside, I may have (admittedly rarely) used the word proctor. I would have used it to mean either a lawyer acting in court, one of the elected clergymen of the Church of England or, more likely, a university officer with disciplinary functions.

To be honest, if I used the word at all, it would be as a name. As in Mike Procter, the South African cricketer. Or William Procter, he of Procter and Gamble fame.

But that’s not really ‘proctor’ at all.

Why is this relevant?

Well, since I moved to America, and since I am a teacher, the word ‘proctor’ is in my daily vocabulary.

Why?

Because it means invigilate. Just check.

So, in England, an invigilator invigilates an exam. In the US, a proctor proctors. Tests, usually.

Why the difference?

I have absolutely no idea. Because America wants to be different? Because two syllables is fewer than four? To annoy British immigrants?

Well, it’s working.