Author Topic: Bak 2 Skool (Read 1725 times)

Fat Rat · « **on:** October 03, 2010, 18:57:29 »

The increasing popularity of Forums like this has really highlighted the diabolical level of the abilities of some adults to string a readable sentence together.

How often do you see sentences like "there products are bad" or "there having a laugh" or "that's to expensive"

It's a bit basic but try this and be honest if you get any wrong..

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/amblewe ... spell2.htm

Sven · « **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2010, 19:09:47 »

10/10. Pretty easy really - & I failed English in a bad way at school !!!

They're going to meet their friends over there.
It's called grammar, try using it.

garya · « **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2010, 19:35:19 »

10/10 aswell

Fat Rat · « **Reply #3 on:** October 03, 2010, 20:06:00 »

It's a little ironic but there is a spelling mistake in one of the words in the Web Link

StromGeeza · « **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2010, 20:24:07 »

The thing's what pisses's me off is random apostrophe's when there trying 2 make they're word's plural's.

Geeza

Chris Graves · « **Reply #5 on:** October 03, 2010, 20:54:18 »

10/10 If I hadn't I would have been extremely disappointed. I couldn't agree more about the abuse of apostrophes but will refrain from going on as it will only develop into a rant.

I work as an assistant in a large comprehensive and very few, children and staff alike, can spell correctly or understand grammar, including the staff in the English department.

Most of the kids think a homophone is someone who does not like gay people and that syntax is charge connected with pornography.

Still English is an evolving language innit like y'know m8 cul8r

Fat Rat · « **Reply #6 on:** October 03, 2010, 20:59:20 »

Yea but no but yea but

Catballou · « **Reply #7 on:** October 03, 2010, 21:30:36 »

got em all write

doebag · « **Reply #8 on:** October 03, 2010, 21:33:55 »

I cannot agree more.
'Eats shoots & leaves' by Lynne Truss is a must read for any pedant/grumpy old man.

Mr Ballou · « **Reply #9 on:** October 03, 2010, 21:38:15 »

10/10 I surprised myself

Sven · « **Reply #10 on:** October 03, 2010, 23:52:04 »

Quote from: "doebag"

'Eats shoots & leaves' by Lynne Truss is a must read for any pedant/grumpy old man.

Also in our bookcase & recommended:
Eats, Shites & Leaves (Crap English & how to use it) - by A Parody
Has some very funny mis-quotes of the English language

2112 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 04, 2010, 20:29:32 »

Now that's my kind of book !

Sparx · « **Reply #12 on:** October 04, 2010, 23:05:29 »

10/10 but would have been mortified & crucified by my children/grandchildren if less, as they are fed up listening to me going on about spelling and grammer!
I won't answer 'text-speak' on my phone and can't help using punctuation, sentences and capitals in Emails.
Old habits die hard, standards must be maintained blah, blah, blah...... :violin:

V.Meldrew Esq.

Georgeharrier · « **Reply #13 on:** October 05, 2010, 08:43:50 »

10 out of 10 four mea as well, and I thought my english wasn't very gud. Wat a suprize. Just go`s to show wear theirs a will theirs a whey.

coopmick · « **Reply #14 on:** October 05, 2010, 12:03:08 »

Not sure how but 10/10 too

I'm the first one to say I can spell for toffee, thank god for spell checkers only trouble is she keeps going out

think it's time to put her on a shorter lead

Scott_theslipper · « **Reply #15 on:** October 05, 2010, 12:30:34 »

Wow, 10 out of 10! That's the first test I've passed in ages.
Who da thunk it!
Eye Iz Cleh-vorh!!! :wtf:

Juvecu · « **Reply #16 on:** October 06, 2010, 23:57:59 »

Score: 10/10

People at work look at me funny when I correct their spelling/grammar/punctuation for them. I was always the English teacher's favourite. I used to have pretty much perfect English until I came to the UK, it's almost like the attitude is: "We are native English speakers, why do we need to learn it?" I think being subjected to bad English regularly is taking it's toll on me, I'm starting to doubt the spelling of some words that I never had to think twice about. Still, I have no excuse to get something wrong with http://www.dictionary.com around.

StromGeeza · « **Reply #17 on:** October 07, 2010, 07:56:54 »

Quote from: "Andy V-Strom"

The increasing popularity of Forums like this has really highlighted the diabolical level of the abilities of some adults to string a readable sentence together.

Come to think of it, shouldn't the plural of 'forum' be 'fora'?

<runs for cover>Geeza

Juvecu · « **Reply #18 on:** October 07, 2010, 10:45:31 »

Both are accepted

ps. what happened to the

and ;) smileys?

Eric The Viking · « **Reply #19 on:** October 07, 2010, 18:31:12 »

10 /10 I didn't realise GCSE English was so straight forward!
I must have been learned up proper right when I went to school