AyrshireTon Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Shandon Par said: Same for me. I'm blaming the question. Me too. Their correct answer is shite. 9/10 FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 On 4 April 2017 at 10:08, Cardinal Richelieu said: Not really sure what you're driving at, but I would counsel against using the word "resent" in this context, as it could be confused with you re-sending an email, rather than you being disgruntled. I'd suggest editing your post and saying "I begrudge it" or "I feel aggrieved about it". God I'm a dick You should resign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 37 minutes ago, Bold Rover said: You should resign. Funny you should say that because I'm thinking of resigning from my current job and resigning with my old one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 On 4/4/2017 at 09:36, welshbairn said: Apostrophe Quiz Too ashamed to say how I did. I got 9/9. I refused to answer question 9 due to the ridiculous spelling of the rubber item that surrounds a wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 On 04/04/2017 at 09:36, welshbairn said: Apostrophe Quiz Too ashamed to say how I did. I got 9/10. I would argue that I was also correct with my answer below. Correct Answer: A The Reynoldses’ car has a flat tire, Sal Reynolds told me. Explanation: The plural of Reynolds is Reynoldses. The car belonged to all the Reynoldses, so add an unaccompanied apostrophe to show plural possession with a word ending in s. Your Answer: C The Reynolds’ car has a flat tire, Sal Reynolds told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 On 04/04/2017 at 09:57, Shandon Par said: You could spend all day picking holes in that quiz as it makes so many assumptions without qualifying them. How do we know the woman is not polygamous? There's an equally correct answer to the Mr Harris question missing... If the woman was polygamous the sentence would read "Her husbands’ wallets were full of curious items." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 17 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: If the woman was polygamous the sentence would read "Her husbands’ wallets were full of curious items." Not if they had one communal wallet - I'm envisaging some commune high in the hills in California. From the quiz.. C) Her husbands’ wallet was full of curious items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Read a couple of pages then my eyes started bleeding, taking it as a sign to stop read'ing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 32 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Not if they had one communal wallet - I'm envisaging some commune high in the hills in California. From the quiz.. C) Her husbands’ wallet was full of curious items. In fairness my presumption in this case was that one man = one wallet - quite why I jumped to this conclusion when it's not one wife = one husband I've no idea. Then again in your imagined commune I get the feeling personal property and wealth aren't really things, so it's probably moot anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 In fact, f**k apostrophes. Can we have a serious conversation on P&B's collective inability to differentiate between seen and saw properly, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC Mitchy Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I have Advanced Higher English and was rewarded with a 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 On 04/04/2017 at 09:36, welshbairn said: Apostrophe Quiz Too ashamed to say how I did. A disappointing 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Just now, Jacksgranda said: A disappointing 6 Same as me. Two at least were because of lazy or rushed looking at the questions, I'd normally get it right. Found it quite useful about the rules about plurals which have always confused me. It's worth doing the quiz again to see the logic. I agree with the complaints about the Reynoldses!? Could be an American thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Nine out of ten in the Apostrophes Quiz.Although Question One is ambiguous, as we don't know whether the woman in question is a bigamist/polygamist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 18 minutes ago, HMFC Mitchy said: I have Advanced Higher English and was rewarded with a 4. I have Higher English (1969, granted) and Sixth Year Studies English (1970). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Miguel Sanchez said: In fairness my presumption in this case was that one man = one wallet - quite why I jumped to this conclusion when it's not one wife = one husband I've no idea. Then again in your imagined commune I get the feeling personal property and wealth aren't really things, so it's probably moot anyway. I think you should attend P&B cultural tolerance classes where your narrow minded, bigoted, presumptuous views can be realigned. Furthermore, what if curious was a noun and curious had decided to break with convention and forego a capital at the start of his/her/gender nonspecific name (like throbber). It could be curious' wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said: Nine out of ten in the Apostrophes Quiz. Although Question One is ambiguous, as we don't know whether the woman in question is a bigamist/polygamist. Great minds think alike - see earlier posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Ah, I should have read the whole thread.Glad I wasn't the only one to fail on the stupid Reynoldses question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 The Reynolds one is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Jacksgranda said: I have Higher English (1969, granted) and Sixth Year Studies English (1970). Ye olde English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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