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Grammar quiz

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I got 7. A promising pedant! Sums me up quite well, I think. I thought I'd get 10 before I started as I fancy myself as a bit of a whizz when it comes to grammar, but it was quite difficult. I wonder if anyone on here will get 100%.
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Ziggy Stardust wrote: I wonder if anyone on here will get 100%.
I done that.
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Chopper Dave wrote:
Ziggy Stardust wrote: I wonder if anyone on here will get 100%.
I done that.
You never!
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A promising pedant myself with 6. Interesting quiz if a little arcane.
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Chopper Dave wrote:
Ziggy Stardust wrote: I wonder if anyone on here will get 100%.
I done that.
Did you really? I slipped up on the Hilary and Churchill questions.
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100%.

I have to admit the Hilary question was a bit of a guess though.
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...It's a stupid quiz anyway.
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~blue~ wrote:
Chopper Dave wrote:
Ziggy Stardust wrote: I wonder if anyone on here will get 100%.
I done that.
Did you really? I slipped up on the Hilary and Churchill questions.
I think his bad grammar will probably give you your answer...

I got those two wrong as well - and the might and may one.
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Chopper Dave wrote:
Ziggy Stardust wrote: I wonder if anyone on here will get 100%.
I done that.
Me too. The Hilary question was the only difficult one - I had to read it twice.
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Theres' noway i's gunna get right all them hard questions!!!!?
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Am I the only one to get Chopper Dave's (note apostrophe in right place) joke?
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Ziggy Stardust wrote:Am I the only one to get Chopper Dave's (note apostrophe in right place) joke?
I was waiting to see who else didn't.
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I got 7. I think the hilary one was a bit cheeky; I got it wrong, not on the grammer, but on not reading the question fully!

May and might got me too - and I'm now less sure than I used to be on which to use in what situation.

I was reading about the Oxford comma yesterday. I would NEVER have put a comma before "and" before reading about it, but will now and not feel bad about myself. One less reason for self-flagellation :)
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RubiconCSL wrote:I got 7. I think the hilary one was a bit cheeky; I got it wrong, not on the grammer, but on not reading the question fully!

May and might got me too - and I'm now less sure than I used to be on which to use in what situation.

I was reading about the Oxford comma yesterday. I would NEVER have put a comma before "and" before reading about it, but will now and not feel bad about myself. One less reason for self-flagellation :)
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