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Yeah i found that.. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proctor https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proctor Though in fairness proctor / procurator are extremely antiqu

Yeah i found that.. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proctor https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proctor Though in fairness proctor / procurator are extremely antiquated english words, that have survived in common usage only in the US for some reason.

everyone 6y ago
I reckon the majority of english speakers who read 'Proctorio' will immediately think anus.
- yunohn 6y ago
  I think the majority of English speakers are completely unaware of this meaning. “Proctor” on the other hand, is something they would’ve heard of in an exam setting.
  - festive-minsky 6y ago
    Mabye I'm in the minority; I'd never heard of a "Proctor", but I have heard of a "Proctologist", which is an anus doctor
  - scbrg 6y ago
    Is this one of those regional things? Is the same word used throughout the entire English speaking world? Not a native English speaker myself, so my association was to the Greek word as well.
- vineyardmike 6y ago
  I recon the majority of english speakers will not think of the Greek word for anus. Especially educated English speakers who have had exams proctored before.
- Smaug123 6y ago
  Google Trends: "proctor" is dramatically more common than "proctologist". I'd go so far as to say you're objectively wrong. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=proctor,proctologist https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=proctor,pr...
  - jessaustin 6y ago
    Isn't that a measure of how often words are searched? Everyone knows what a proctologist is, and no one wants to learn any more about them than they absolutely have to learn. A comedic trope is for a sadistic doctor to brutally thrust his hand into a nitrile glove and ask if some poor sap is ready for his exam. On the other hand, those with college degrees (a minority of the population) have heard the word "proctor" on eight different occasions in their entire lives.
mkl 6y ago
Proctor is in wide use in education, not just in the US.
- DonHopkins 6y ago
  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140000/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140000/
heraclius 6y ago
Scotland’s Procurators Fiscal are fairly important and frequently referred to.

everyone 6y ago

I reckon the majority of english speakers who read 'Proctorio' will immediately think anus.

yunohn 6y ago
I think the majority of English speakers are completely unaware of this meaning. “Proctor” on the other hand, is something they would’ve heard of in an exam setting.
- festive-minsky 6y ago
  Mabye I'm in the minority; I'd never heard of a "Proctor", but I have heard of a "Proctologist", which is an anus doctor
- scbrg 6y ago
  Is this one of those regional things? Is the same word used throughout the entire English speaking world? Not a native English speaker myself, so my association was to the Greek word as well.
vineyardmike 6y ago
I recon the majority of english speakers will not think of the Greek word for anus. Especially educated English speakers who have had exams proctored before.
Smaug123 6y ago
Google Trends: "proctor" is dramatically more common than "proctologist". I'd go so far as to say you're objectively wrong. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=proctor,proctologist https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=proctor,pr...
- jessaustin 6y ago
  Isn't that a measure of how often words are searched? Everyone knows what a proctologist is, and no one wants to learn any more about them than they absolutely have to learn. A comedic trope is for a sadistic doctor to brutally thrust his hand into a nitrile glove and ask if some poor sap is ready for his exam. On the other hand, those with college degrees (a minority of the population) have heard the word "proctor" on eight different occasions in their entire lives.

mkl 6y ago

Proctor is in wide use in education, not just in the US.

DonHopkins 6y ago
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140000/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140000/

heraclius 6y ago

Scotland’s Procurators Fiscal are fairly important and frequently referred to.