How smart are you?
Jul 2nd 2008, 2:29 pm
#16
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Re: How smart are you?
Three, actually. Two are redundant. I may dock marks for that.
I have to do some work now. The courier package sent to me from London last Wednesday has finally struggled to my house. UPS are now slower than Canada Post. Amazing but true.
I have to do some work now. The courier package sent to me from London last Wednesday has finally struggled to my house. UPS are now slower than Canada Post. Amazing but true.
Jul 2nd 2008, 3:21 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
18/20.
Definitive and long-lost.
Definitive and long-lost.
Jul 2nd 2008, 3:32 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
20. I still have to think about necessary though - can't remember how to spell it but remember a latin phrase that in turn reminds me how to spell it. Strange!
Jul 2nd 2008, 3:36 pm
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Jul 2nd 2008, 3:37 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
20/20 too.
Multiple choice makes it too easy. Most of us can easily see the difference between the one obviously right answer and the two even-more-obviously wrong answers.
An old one, but maybe worth repeating here...
Give an example of a correct sentence in English which has five consecutive uses of the word "and".
Multiple choice makes it too easy. Most of us can easily see the difference between the one obviously right answer and the two even-more-obviously wrong answers.
An old one, but maybe worth repeating here...
Give an example of a correct sentence in English which has five consecutive uses of the word "and".
Last edited by Jingsamichty; Jul 2nd 2008 at 3:40 pm. Reason: Just counted on my fingers and only got five?!!
Jul 2nd 2008, 3:42 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
19/20 for me - got my metaphors and simile's confused in the first question!
Think I'm going to send this to my future sister-in-law who drives me insane with her constant incorrect use of they're/their/there and you're/your. How hard is it really?!?
Think I'm going to send this to my future sister-in-law who drives me insane with her constant incorrect use of they're/their/there and you're/your. How hard is it really?!?
Jul 2nd 2008, 3:45 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
20/20 too.
Multiple choice makes it too easy. Most of us can easily see the difference between the one obviously right answer and the two even-more-obviously wrong answers.
An old one, but maybe worth repeating here...
Give an example of a correct sentence in English which has five consecutive uses of the word "and".
Multiple choice makes it too easy. Most of us can easily see the difference between the one obviously right answer and the two even-more-obviously wrong answers.
An old one, but maybe worth repeating here...
Give an example of a correct sentence in English which has five consecutive uses of the word "and".
It's "that has", not "which has", by the way.
Jul 2nd 2008, 3:47 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
20/20 too.
Multiple choice makes it too easy. Most of us can easily see the difference between the one obviously right answer and the two even-more-obviously wrong answers.
An old one, but maybe worth repeating here...
Give an example of a correct sentence in English which has five consecutive uses of the word "and".
Multiple choice makes it too easy. Most of us can easily see the difference between the one obviously right answer and the two even-more-obviously wrong answers.
An old one, but maybe worth repeating here...
Give an example of a correct sentence in English which has five consecutive uses of the word "and".
Jul 2nd 2008, 3:49 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
20/20 too.
Multiple choice makes it too easy. Most of us can easily see the difference between the one obviously right answer and the two even-more-obviously wrong answers.
An old one, but maybe worth repeating here...
Give an example of a correct sentence in English which has five consecutive uses of the word "and".
Multiple choice makes it too easy. Most of us can easily see the difference between the one obviously right answer and the two even-more-obviously wrong answers.
An old one, but maybe worth repeating here...
Give an example of a correct sentence in English which has five consecutive uses of the word "and".
Also got taught one for "had" at the same time - exam question, what is the pluperfect of to have? - "In the exam, Peter, where John had had "had", had had "had had", "had had" had had the teacher's approval".
The only useful thing that teacher taught me was the Kings and Queens of England rhyme, that "Willy, Willy, Harry, Steve; Harry, Dick, John, Harry Three" thing... he wasn't big on actual work
Last edited by Biiiiink; Jul 2nd 2008 at 3:55 pm. Reason: Oakvillian beat me to it ;-)
Jul 2nd 2008, 3:52 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
11/20 but it is early on the West Coast 
Jul 2nd 2008, 3:53 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
Maybe I'm missing the point, but if by some bizarre turn of events I HAD to know that, I'd just look it up, lazy sod that i am.
Jul 2nd 2008, 3:55 pm
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Jul 2nd 2008, 3:56 pm
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Re: How smart are you?
OK. If, we're going to get all clever, here's one.
The name of a well-known area of London contains six consecutive consonants. What is the name?
The name of a well-known area of London contains six consecutive consonants. What is the name?