How smart are you?
Jul 2nd 2008, 1:16 pm
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How smart are you?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4246472.stm
For an ubergrammarfuhrer, I could have done better...but its still early and I havent had my normal coffee intake yet!
16/20
For an ubergrammarfuhrer, I could have done better...but its still early and I havent had my normal coffee intake yet!
16/20
Jul 2nd 2008, 1:20 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4246472.stm
For an ubergrammarfuhrer, I could have done better...but its still early and I havent had my normal coffee intake yet!
16/20
For an ubergrammarfuhrer, I could have done better...but its still early and I havent had my normal coffee intake yet!
16/20
20/20 for me
Jul 2nd 2008, 1:27 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
Another apple for teacher.
Question 20 is wrong, by the way. It lacks an apostrophe and a full stop.
Question 20 is wrong, by the way. It lacks an apostrophe and a full stop.
Jul 2nd 2008, 1:31 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
Ah, must be something about the swots being earlybirds. (20/20 here too).
Jul 2nd 2008, 1:33 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
Thank goodness - thought it was a news quiz! 20/20 for me too. I noticed the lack of apostrophe and period too, but there wasn't an option for that.
BTW, is good spelling an inherited trait? Of my two boys, one spells well easily; the other struggles with the simplest words. Same background, schools, etc. Very strange.
BTW, is good spelling an inherited trait? Of my two boys, one spells well easily; the other struggles with the simplest words. Same background, schools, etc. Very strange.
Jul 2nd 2008, 1:56 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
A few spelling ones and the last one.
Who needs to spell anyway?, thats what 'puters are for innit?
Who needs to spell anyway?, thats what 'puters are for innit?
Jul 2nd 2008, 2:03 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
19/20. Fell down on one of the punctuation q's. Grrr.
Jul 2nd 2008, 2:06 pm
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I didn't get the long-lost brother hyphen. Mind you, if the words hadn't been on separate lines I probably would have noticed it, however, I decided to be honest!!
Jul 2nd 2008, 2:08 pm
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Jul 2nd 2008, 2:19 pm
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Jul 2nd 2008, 2:21 pm
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