And it's also quite instructive, for those of you who wish to improve your communications skills. Conan hastens to point out he got all 15 questions right.
I took logical guesses on two. Those are the kinds of mistakes one sees on this board from time to time. But grammar matters little when things are running hot and heavy.
I'll bet that none of you really got 15/15....it's like getting those TER 10/10's
Is my apostrophe in the right place?
Posted By: inicky46
And it's also quite instructive, for those of you who wish to improve your communications skills. Conan hastens to point out he got all 15 questions right.
Maybe if Nick would pay for the grand prize that I affixed below I might send him the results...certified by the world renowned accounting/law firm of Dewey, Cheatum and Howe.
And it's also quite instructive, for those of you who wish to improve your communications skills. Conan hastens to point out he got all 15 questions right.
I got 13 out of 15, I feel that's impressive for a Scientist. Of course you already know I'm not an Attorney, as I had two chances the other day and failed twice. Oh well, spelling and grammar aren't what brings home the bacon in my household.
Thanks for the link to the quiz, I'm happy I did so well and I only took an educated guess on one question.
But I have no idea how to copy the image into here, I don't have Facebook so perhaps that's why I can't get it to copy.
You got 13 out of 15: You're a grammar genius! You've definitely got our respect! 13 out of 15 is a really, really impressive score. Your grammar skills are so good, you're probably the person that picks your friends up on their mistakes, right? We'll happily admit that this test was pretty hard and we're pretty sure that you're friends can't do better – why not test them and find out
I used Grab utility that comes in with my OSX. If you have Win 7 you could use Snipping tool..
Then once I grab the part I like, I save it as tiff image (that's what OSX defaults to). Imagecoast doesn't work well with tiff image. So I used free utility to convert from tiff to jpeg.
...had to guess on whatever-the-hell "pluperfect tense" meant (that term doesn't even sound familiar from Honors English umpty-three years ago), and lucked out! lol
...had to guess on whatever-the-hell "pluperfect tense" meant (that term doesn't even sound familiar from Honors English umpty-three years ago), and lucked out! lol
The word tense is a "an inflectional form of a verb expressing a specific time distinction" I don't think a verb can exist before the action takes place. Take the word sex for example, the word sex is a noun before the action takes place. The word sex is a verb while the action is taking place. The word sex is a pluperfect tense of the verb, after the action has taking place.
Regardless, great quiz, and always a humbling reminder that while English is my primary language one would never know it from my test scores -- but hey, at least I have a few other good qualities. Or is it 'I've got a few other good qualities'?
Posted By: inicky46
And it's also quite instructive, for those of you who wish to improve your communications skills. Conan hastens to point out he got all 15 questions right.
He agrees the test would have been much better if it told you which answers you got wrong so you could learn what's right. But Conan didn't write the test, he simply found it. He hopes it elevated the communications skills of a few of you, which (as he continually notes here) are far too often sadly lacking. Merry Christmas
I missed 3. I took another test and found that I am Japanese. Hmmm? I don't look Japanese nor do anyone of my numerous relatives. LOL One of my favorite ladies is part Japanese.
LOL, Nah, I'm not nearly that agile. Although in years past, long past, I enjoyed some girls in Japan. Once on dec. 7 I dreamed of attacking Pearl Bailey
I chose the "correct" answer, but Joe can call his ice cream parlor anything he wants and he can trademark and copyright it: Joe's Ices; Jo'es Ices; Joe's Ice's; Joes Eysis. And all of those could be the "correct" name for Joe's business.
Businesses use a lot of misspelled or otherwise incorrect words in their logos and ads to establish their identity and name brand recognition. And now I can't think of a single one ... blanking out ... too much egg nog ... "How do you spell relief? R-O-L-A-I-D-S." "Legg'o my Egg'o.
Spending the day with my co-author and ATF. She is on my tablet in the living room yelling questions to me in the kitchen about grammar questions. I don't know why until she shows me her fb post showing off her perfect score. I feel used, but for some reason, I don't mind.
I'm a 9th grade drop out, top of my class in Elementary Math, well versed in computational complexity, while speaking English with a care free ability to disagree. My Grammar score of 14 leads me to believe, I could start a new career in Pseudoscience.
If Conan was as wise in the ancient art of word expression, as he sees in his own reflection, he wouldn't have felt the need to feed his compulsion and modify his post. Just saying............. Merry Christmas .
"14 out of 15: You're a grammar pro!
With 14 out of 15, your score really is truly outstanding. Your grammar knowledge really must be exceptional, because it normally takes an experienced linguist to get such a high score first time. Have you ever thought about going into teaching? We're quite sure your friends won't be able to beat your score – why not put them to the test?"
Posted By: inicky46
And it's also quite instructive, for those of you who wish to improve your communications skills. Conan hastens to point out he got all 15 questions right.
made me think about kids today , texting , on internet and writing very little at least that's what I see with nieces and nephews of mine . and test scores and lower standards along with the elimination of writing classes in school . this makes me wonder what the future holds for provider ads , kinda .
hi pic text call $ sup
above may very well be the future ad , well as long as the pics are good and the $ right I guess it'll work out.
Posted By: quadseasonal
I'm a 9th grade drop out, top of my class in Elementary Math, well versed in computational complexity, while speaking English with a care free ability to disagree. My Grammar score of 14 leads me to believe, I could start a new career in Pseudoscience.
If Conan was as wise in the ancient art of word expression, as he sees in his own reflection, he wouldn't have felt the need to feed his compulsion and modify his post. Just saying............. Merry Christmas .
"14 out of 15: You're a grammar pro!
With 14 out of 15, your score really is truly outstanding. Your grammar knowledge really must be exceptional, because it normally takes an experienced linguist to get such a high score first time. Have you ever thought about going into teaching? We're quite sure your friends won't be able to beat your score – why not put them to the test?"
Posted By: inicky46
And it's also quite instructive, for those of you who wish to improve your communications skills. Conan hastens to point out he got all 15 questions right.
... to check the test’s validity, I went back and redid it with same answers and I got 12 out of 15. I went back a third time with same answers again and got 13 out of 15. So, I’m thinking, maybe there is a glitch in the system? So several days later (today), I did it a fourth time with same answers and I got 14 out of 15. What’s up with the person who created this test?
Since no corrected answers are given to the ones that are less than the total of 15 (or the wrong answers), I’m thinking it’s questionable and not legit. Please check for yourself to verify what I’m saying
..recheck your answers by doing the test again with same answers to see if they are consistent. (I'm not playing games here, just saying that I came up with different scores with same answers.)
1) I have better things to do with my time (especially on Christmas day) then retaking a silly quiz over and over. 2) I am satisfied with my 15/15 and feel no need to take it over. 3) if you don't know the difference between one day and several days you are either really drunk or really stupid, so why would I believe you about anything else? You probably think you put in the same answers every time but are using different answers.
Wow! The time you took to write your 3-point tirade is the time you could have checked the tests for accuracy in score instead of making excuses.
I actually like this post and don’t consider it a waste of time. Although, with what little time commitment I put into it, the multiple choice was easy and it made sense. Also, so what if several days lapsed; it gave me reason to reply to the post. (BTW: Not knowing the difference in the days that passed between test taking has nothing to do with the simple observation I've made. It only shows that what you've stated in (3) is irrelevant, as it is off subject to my point.) Finally, the test would be credible if the creator of it provided accurate scoring instead of being all over the place. Yet, if nobody comes forward with same situation, then it becomes a waste of time to argue—especially with you—as nobody wins an argument.
It begs the question, what are you on with your over-the-top reply? (However, if you’re playing the game that trolls play; then your comments are laughable.
The first time I took the test I tried the best I could, when I saw my results were 14 out of 15 I suspected something was wrong with my score, but who would complain about a better grade than they deserve. I let it go as a test without meaning.
After you made note of the incorrect scoring key I took the test a few more times. I tried again three times , intentionally filled in nine, ten and eleven wrong answers, yet my grade each time was 12 out of 15. Perhaps it was an affirmative action test, designed to raise self esteem of High school drop outs, not considering the easy way out method sets into motion, the wheels for a harder life
And it's also quite instructive, for those of you who wish to improve your communications skills. Conan hastens to point out he got all 15 questions right.
Not to worry - I think these days all that really matters is a proper mastery of Internet acronyms, text message jargon, abbreviations, initialisms, cyberslang, leetspeak, and textese
Posted By: LynetteMarie
and HTF did I get three wrong?
Also blaming the eggnog here! (whistling away..doo dee dooooo)
In just the last 10 years, the quality of editing has taken a turn south.
It's not just spelling, which spell check usually (not always) corrects, but word usage (I go nuts when "further" and "farther" are interchanged.) and punctuation (usually involving the apostrophe) that gets butchered.
Recently I saw an internet article on Steven Hawking that spelled his last name 3 different ways. (Hawkins, Hawkings, and Hawking - Well, at least they got one right.)
I'm happy with that score especially for a non-morning person like myself. I can't let the wife find out (English Teacher). She'd have me up at the chalk board /rolleyes
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