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keto
12 Dec 2003, 4:59pm
10 quick multiple choice questions (http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/Features/Quiz/Quiz.aspx?QuizID=51) on grammar.

8/10, fell down on "laid/lied/lay" and "bad/awfully/badly" :banghead:
primesuspect
12 Dec 2003, 5:31pm
9/10 wewt!
Thrax
12 Dec 2003, 5:37pm
10/10.
t1rhino
12 Dec 2003, 5:41pm
oh noes. I gots 0/10









j/k
9/10 :)
CaffeineMe
12 Dec 2003, 5:46pm
7/10
Templar
12 Dec 2003, 6:13pm
7/10 seems to be average for people who know how to sound like they know how to speak English correctly, since that's me :D

Blah. English is the most complex language evar, and this test is a testament to that. Someone learning the english language would see this test and go "Fk it, that's not worth it".
QCH
12 Dec 2003, 7:32pm
7/10....
Shorty
12 Dec 2003, 7:46pm
10/10 :eek:

Guess having my articles proofed by MediaMan is good for something!

He has made my grammar considerably better than it ever used to be :)
Black Hawk
12 Dec 2003, 8:13pm
7/10 :o
TheSmJ
12 Dec 2003, 8:39pm
7/10 :grumble:
Camman
12 Dec 2003, 9:38pm
Gosh darn there I only gots me a 7 outs of 10
bothered
12 Dec 2003, 10:33pm
10/10 Then again what would you expect from an English man?
Leonardo
12 Dec 2003, 11:07pm
9/10. I wish to dispute the question that I got wrong. "I feel badly about....". Yes, it would be correct to say I feel 'bad' about... Wouldn't 'badly' work also?
DogSoldier
12 Dec 2003, 11:27pm
6/10

Well math is strongpoint.
Preacher
13 Dec 2003, 12:02am
9/10. Ironically, many writers are terrible at grammar, yet extemely talented at telling a story, describing a scene, or gettting a feeling, thought, or point across. That's why they have proof readers.