TA

Usage Poll

Do you use "TA"?

Please vote below.

I use it very often.

1

I use it sometimes.

0

I've heard it but I never use it.

0

I've never heard of this word.

0

There was one vote since the poll was created on 15:55, 5 June 2017.

poll-id 3DCB101CCAE1FAD743F4341995DCD934

Pronunciation

[tee ay]

Part of Speech

Noun

Description

An abbreviation for "teaching assistant" which refers to a graduate student who aids a professor in teaching a course, with responsibilities such as grading papers, conducting discussion sections, and holding office hours.

Usage

Anyone can use this term.

Example Sentence

The professor for that class wasn't great, but the TA was super helpful.

Why It's Wild

This word is wild because it refers to something that most Northwestern students will encounter in their time here, and WildWords recognizes that although this term can be found at most universities, not every student will have heard it before attending Northwestern.

CaptainKirk (talk) 17:02, 5 June 2017 (CDT)