Timeline for What would you call someone who sneaks into and stays in places where they have to be signed up, e.g. classes/country clubs
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| Dec 14, 2017 at 16:24 | comment | added | Jammin4CO | Can we make "bandit auditing" a thing? | |
| Dec 13, 2017 at 6:36 | comment | added | SovereignSun | As J.R. said, auditing isn't the right word. It doesn't mean "sneak into". | |
| Dec 12, 2017 at 15:32 | history | edited | BradC | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 12, 2017 at 14:39 | comment | added | BradC | To the 3 comments saying the same thing: if I were speaking out loud, I would put finger-quotes around "auditing" in this context, to emphasize that this isn't an approved arrangement. Clearly the student is not legitimately auditing per whatever rules the school has in place, he or she is (fingerquotes) "auditing" the class; think of it more like the excuse he or she would offer if they were noticed by the teacher and asked. Using the term in this way would be understood, but is very context dependent - think of characters dialoging in a short story, not in a factually descriptive essay | |
| Dec 12, 2017 at 12:33 | comment | added | Mike M | Might be good to note that many universities also have formal audit policies and the same word applies. In the case of a formal audit, you are on the roster and participate fully, but receive no credit and usually no final grade. | |
| Dec 12, 2017 at 8:17 | comment | added | Peter Taylor | This might only be applicable to certain dialects. If you told me (native British English speaker from the Home Counties) that you were auditing a class I would assume you were part of an inspectorate that ensures quality. | |
| Dec 12, 2017 at 7:00 | comment | added | Soron | I considered this as well (and kudos to you for typing it out), but indeed, I would interpret this as an allowed situation. Probably useful as a related term, but slightly different than the way the question is phrased. | |
| Dec 12, 2017 at 0:17 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | Auditing is appropriate for one who attends a class under such situations, but it doens't incorporate the "sneaking" part of this. If you told me you were auditing a class, I'd assume your presence there was authorized, or at least not forbidden. If you want to emphasize the forbidden nature of your activities, you'd need another word. | |
| Dec 11, 2017 at 23:16 | history | edited | BradC | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 11, 2017 at 22:58 | history | answered | BradC | CC BY-SA 3.0 |