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ec

English translation: economics

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English term or phrase:ec
Selected answer:economics
Entered by: Hakki Ucar

15:01 Jan 26, 2011
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: ec
What does ec stand for OR what does it mean ?
'I don't think I can do this. I flunked gym all three semesters and they finally let me take home ec again instead.'
Hakki Ucar
Türkiye
Local time: 16:00
economics
Explanation:
home economics
Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 07:00
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +10economics
Kim Metzger
5 +4economics
JapanLegal
4 +1home economics
Shera Lyn Parpia


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
economics


Explanation:
home economics

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 07:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 80
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Bessioud
6 mins
agree  kmtext
7 mins
agree  Armorel Young
10 mins
agree  Sheila Wilson: what they used to call cookery classes but now covers a lot more
21 mins
agree  Stephanie Ezrol
34 mins
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
35 mins
agree  Thayenga
44 mins
agree  jccantrell: Ah, yes, when I started at an engineering college, they had a school of home economics.
2 hrs
agree  Phong Le
10 hrs
agree  Edith Kelly
15 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
economics


Explanation:
"home economics"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_economics

JapanLegal
Japan
Local time: 22:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Constantinos Faridis (X)
5 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Stephanie Ezrol
34 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
35 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Phong Le
10 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
home economics


Explanation:
ecs is short for economics

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 15:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephanie Ezrol
34 mins
  -> thanks!
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