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Pedants' corner

Finally, a test to see if you're allowed to post here.

189 replies

moopdaloop · 03/07/2008 08:50

here

If you score fewer than 19 points, kindly shut the door on your way out.

OP posts:
Pidge · 03/07/2008 09:24

20 ... preen

Twiglett · 03/07/2008 09:24

Yes it was the hyphen one that got me too. I think it's the line-break that's confusing. Or the lack of caffeine

Cies · 03/07/2008 09:25

20/20. Make room please!

Raxacoricogizmopatorius · 03/07/2008 09:25

Hmmmm

20/20 - the second time.

First time round I got the first question wrong and yes, I felt compelled to do the whole thing again. So...both pedantic and anal, then.

S1ur · 03/07/2008 09:25

accommodation acommodation accomodation acomodation accccccooooommmmmoooodation.

if I ignore that little blunder - I s'pose I cud hang out ere if I want.

HuwEdwards · 03/07/2008 09:28

20

would've been devastated to have scored anything less .

HaventSleptForAYear · 03/07/2008 09:29

me too slur.

have used the word loads recently too for work...

Wezzle · 03/07/2008 09:48

17

but in my defence I've only averaged 3 hours of sleep a night for the last 10 months....

....am I allowed to stay?

AMumInScotland · 03/07/2008 10:00

19 "accommodation" gets me every time...

fryalot · 03/07/2008 10:07
giraffeski · 03/07/2008 10:08

Message withdrawn

Jux · 03/07/2008 10:09

20

I'm a bit sad; should get a life really.

giraffeski · 03/07/2008 10:09

Message withdrawn

Wezzle · 03/07/2008 10:11

pedan'ts Squonk?

Bink · 03/07/2008 10:12

20
BUT I think - she says discomfortingly earnestly - it was only because of reading a hyphen discussion on here some months/years ago: otherwise I would not have been sure what that particular question was getting at (and of course I still don't see that it is a black & white issue to be marked Right or Wrong but that's for a separate discussion).

Going to do the maths one next, are we????

Has anyone done a link to the sample '50s' [GET those apostrophes] 11+ questions?

fryalot · 03/07/2008 10:14

pe'dants if you like.

Or p'edants.

Tis ironic

margoandjerry · 03/07/2008 10:16

like those people called De'Ath

ShowOfHands · 03/07/2008 10:16

20 but I did not like the intimation that David Beckham is my idol and almost refused to answer.

Wezzle · 03/07/2008 10:18

Yeah, right

ComeOVeneer · 03/07/2008 10:19

20/20, which TBH I am rather surprised by.

miffymum · 03/07/2008 10:20

20 here too. I used to have to do spelling tests at my primary school. Accommodation is scarred across my brain.

Sadly I suspect I'll get about 2/20 for the Math's test next week.

Hathled · 03/07/2008 10:25

Phew! 20/20 - but the maths will be a bit more of a challenge.

miffymum · 03/07/2008 10:27

oh God. i put an apostrophe in maths. Gets coat.

copingvquietly · 03/07/2008 10:27

too to say

CountessDracula · 03/07/2008 10:33

20/20

ostentatious does NOT mean pretentious!
(out-pedanting the pedant test )

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