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

[moopdaloop]

here

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

than. obv

20. What a relief! I now feel I may psot here whenever I like!

Hardly difficult...

I got 20. Hurrah!

19 - I think you are right about the hyphen, Tilly..!

oooh 20/20
must admit the simile /metaphor one threw me a teensy bit

19 - same as puppymonkey - got the first one confused with a metaphor

Did remind me of one of my major irritations though - that no one ever seems to use hyphens where they belong any more

hyphen totally necessary to link long with lost - long-lost = correct; otherwise could be interpreted as brother being both long and lost

I'm in then- I got 20.

not a mnemonic, just remember that both the cs and the ms are double. My great aunt drummed that one into me - she was a teacher.

20 is such a lovely number!

18. Accomodation and the hyphen got me, but I'm here to learn...

20 - anything less and I would have busted out "eats shoots and leaves" for a re (hyphen) read