Three education errors that annoy

[clary]

OK only in Pedants’ Corner can I write this, but three education errors drive me wild annoy me (semi light-hearted)

• Btec (or BTec or if you must, BTEC) – it’s not Btech (still less BTECH), the tec is not short for technology, it’s an acronym (Business and Technology Education Council). BTEC if you say Be-Tee-Ee-Cee. The BBC insists on BTec which I guess makes sense as you say Be-Tec. Personally I prefer Btec but anyway, no h.
• IGCSE – is an international qualification, it stands for International General Certificate of Education. It’s not an Apple product so iGCSE is all kinds of wrong.
• Business GCSE (or A level) – not Business Studies. It’s not been called Business Studies for many years.

And breathe.

Thank you!

IGCSE - check what you’ve written- is that correct? What is the ‘S’ for?

Secondary

Pearson, who award BTECs, disagree with you.

No they don’t. No H there

Capitalisation.

Poor punctuation annoys me, @clary .

I know that, but OP didn’t include Secondary in her description. And it IS pedants corner!!

it's Pedants' corner.

Ah sorry you are quite correct. S for secondary indeed. It’s the I I am concerned with tbh

I said all caps was one way to write it tbf tho it makes no sense really given how it's said. Again, it’s Btech that annoys me.