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Re: Word Crimes

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:12 pm
by mellow weasel
Wizzerkat wrote:The Word Crimes Grammar Quiz!

http://blogs.theprovince.com/2014/09/19 ... mmar-quiz/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
93% (one wrong). What is non-instructional day anyway? :?
weird_el wrote:87%
I got two wrong, but I don't know which two.
How come? It shows the answers in the end. Or were you doing it on your phone or something?

Re: Word Crimes

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:28 pm
by TMBJon
I scored a 100%. BUT I think there is one word crime in the quiz:

Spoiler:
"Lightening" and "lightning" are homophones not homonyms!

Re: Word Crimes

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 11:59 pm
by algonacchick
100%! Yay!

:yay:

Re: Word Crimes

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 6:48 am
by rockingtheaccordion
Spoiler:
I have this song as my ringtone. :lol: I got coincidence and irony mixed up. But I love this song and I am going to defend it. It gets a lot of hate among the supposed grammar experts. Whatever I take Al's word over theirs. I try really hard at not committing word crimes.

Re: Word Crimes

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 6:58 am
by mellow weasel
rockingtheaccordion wrote:I got coincidence and irony mixed up.
Me too.
Spoiler:
I didn't know what non-instructional day was, but even now that I googled it, I still don't get what's ironic about missing 3 months of school and then having free friday...
:?

Re: Word Crimes

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:12 am
by rockingtheaccordion
Spoiler:
[quote="mellow weasel"][quote="rockingtheaccordion"]I got coincidence and irony mixed up.[/quote]
Me too. I didn't know what non-instructional day was, but even now that I googled it, I still don't get what's ironic about missing 3 months of school and then having free friday... :?[/quote]
I know right? It's so confusing!

Re: Word Crimes

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:03 am
by algonacchick
mellow weasel and rockingtheaccordion:
You two might want to use spoiler tags, since you're giving away one of the answers.

Btw -
Spoiler:
Because you go to school to learn, so finally going back after being off and having a free Friday is where the irony comes in.

Re: Word Crimes

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:58 am
by rockingtheaccordion
Sorry about that algonacchick. :(

Re: Word Crimes

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 3:21 pm
by algonacchick
Maybe I was being a little picky, but thanks for using the spoiler tags.

Re: Word Crimes

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 6:37 pm
by Kevbo1987
87%. I guess I haven't figured out the difference between irony and coincidence.