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  • Grammar Pop Quiz

    I only got 9 out of 10

    http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/depart...d=216&GT1=8404
    "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

  • #2
    Wow, many of those are splitting hairs.

    Mike
    Sleep. The sound doesn't collapse to riffs of early eyes either.

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    • #3
      7/10. I was unsure of a couple that could have gone either way.
      Scott
      Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong.

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      • #4
        I got 8 out of 10, and I know grammar like the back of my hand. Two of those questions were wrong. It's not "wrong" to use "off of" even though common usage drops the of. That's brainless. I can't believe they printed that. Also, since when does a comma come after e.g.? I got that right, but the question is wrong.

        I missed do with a does.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by danastas
          I got 8 out of 10, and I know grammar like the back of my hand. Two of those questions were wrong. It's not "wrong" to use "off of" even though common usage drops the of. That's brainless. I can't believe they printed that. Also, since when does a comma come after e.g.? I got that right, but the question is wrong.

          I missed do with a does.
          That is the same 3 I got wrong.

          I used "off of", i.e. instead of e.g., and the do/does one. Buncha bs.
          Scott
          Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong.

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          • #6
            9/10. And, crap! I missed an easy one.

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            • #7
              Hey ya'all, I done scored perfekt on that there test. go figger.
              I say the boy ain't right!

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              • #8
                "off of" is slang. Sorta like "Where is it at?" You don't need the "at" Ya wigger!
                "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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                • #9
                  9/10 got 'Off of' wrong, because in Dutch we say 'doe uw voeten VAN tafel AF'. Which is basically the same, translated.

                  Oh well, not too shabby.
                  You took too much, man. Too much. Too much.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by GodOfRhythm
                    9/10 got 'Off of' wrong, because in Dutch we say 'doe uw voeten VAN tafel AF'. Which is basically the same, translated.
                    It's funny how close Dutch is to English.


                    doe uw voeten VAN tafel af

                    Put your feet from table off


                    (Don't see "off of" in there )
                    "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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                    • #11

                      Grammar Pop Quiz
                      You get a gold star!
                      You got 10/10 correct.

                      Take that Ron.
                      -Rick

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                      • #12
                        This reminds me of someone I know who took an IQ test...

                        The results came back negative!
                        Whataya Mean I Don't Support The System? I Go To Court When I Have To!

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by rjohnstone

                          Grammar Pop Quiz
                          You get a gold star!
                          You got 10/10 correct.

                          Take that Ron.
                          You get an F from me in here, where it counts! :ROTF:

                          BTW, it's

                          "Take that, Ron." Heh heh.
                          "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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                          • #14
                            I didn't know proper grammer was a requirement for a guitar forum, Ron.
                            -Rick

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by RacerX
                              "off of" is slang. Sorta like "Where is it at?" You don't need the "at" Ya wigger!
                              I can't stand it when people end their sentence with a preposition.

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