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Commonly Confused Words Test

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Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: Throckmorton
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I want to know what I missed... Maybe one was hanged/hung. I think "hung" may be acceptable usage for past tense, even though it's wrong.
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Nope, "hanged" for the gallows, "hung" for the gallery.
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I am hung too.
 
Originally posted by: CorCentral

Most people here lie and are full of Bullshit!


Considering my education, I wipe the floor with most in here :laugh:
No one has a clue!
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well without qualification to the latter we can assume the former is true. 😉

I have 7 years of college (core not bullshit), but english classes were rare after my sophomore year so not really relevant to this. Almost all biological sciences.
 
Originally posted by: alkemyst
I have 7 years of college (core not bullshit), but english classes were rare after my sophomore year so not really relevant to this. Almost all biological sciences.
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Grammar is grade school and high school level stuff.

Basic grammar (such as was in this test) is simply not a college level subject, except in the remedial, "Welcome To Trailer Trash County Community College" sense. :roll:


 
Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: alkemyst
I have 7 years of college (core not bullshit), but english classes were rare after my sophomore year so not really relevant to this. Almost all biological sciences.
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Grammar is grade school and high school level stuff.

Basic grammar (such as was in this test) is simply not a college level subject, except in the remedial, "Welcome To Trailer Trash County Community College" sense. :roll:
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When did you go to school, were dinosaurs students?

That grammar test was tricky...grammar itself is a very commonly misspelled word.

Unfortunately today's schools don't really teach too much...fortunately at the college level you can catch up.

My brother lived in Louisiana a while back...his g/f's kid came home with their senior paper was to be 'Pick a newspaper or magazine article' as the final paper.

He went in to contest this and they said grading novels takes too long.
 
Originally posted by: alkemyst
...his g/f's kid came home with their senior paper was to be 'Pick a newspaper or magazine article' as the final paper.
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Seven years of college, eh? I can certainly see why you considered that basic grade school/high school grammar test tricky. 😛

 
Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: alkemyst
...his g/f's kid came home with their senior paper was to be 'Pick a newspaper or magazine article' as the final paper.
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Seven years of college, eh? I can certainly see why you considered that basic grade school/high school grammar test tricky. 😛
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I was never in there school district (louisiana) he was there only due to military relocation.

The test was designed to be tricky. The non-advanced/expert questions were obviously...

This is like the online IQ tests where you see a statistically improbably result.
 
Your result for The Commonly Confused Words Test by shortredhead78 ...
English Genius

You scored 93% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 87% Expert!
You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!

Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope you enjoyed it!

For the complete Answer Key, visit my blog: http://shortredhead78.blogspot.com/.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
 
I'm not even going to take the test as I suck at them there big words and grammer stuff. 😱

I'm an Engineer, not an English teacher.
 
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Those were the beginner questions. I did perfect in all but expert scoring a 73%.

I am thinking you took this a few times like those that take the same IQ test online over and over thinking it's showing their intellect has increased.
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You make fun of someone and try to brag, but you post this Bullshit of yours?....... :laugh:




Originally posted by: alkemyst

I was never in there school district (louisiana) he was there only due to military relocation.
The test was designed to be tricky. The non-advanced/expert questions were obviously...

This is like the online IQ tests where you see a statistically improbably result.
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Were Obviously.............AND...............
:roll:

You're a CHEATER! PLANE and SYMPLE!




 
shortredhead78 may post an interesting English test, but her (his?) math skills are decidedly lacking. I notice many results posted with 93%, 87%, 73%, etc. Four sections, each of ten questions. Shouldn't these all be even multiples of 10%?

edit: 100, 100, 93, 100. I misread the "complement" question.
 
Originally posted by: Engineer
I'm not even going to take the test as I suck at them there big words and grammer stuff. 😱

I'm an Engineer, not an English teacher.
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engineers usually have to write a lot of documentation. they are supposed to look professional too 😉
 
Originally posted by: CorCentral
Originally posted by: alkemyst
Those were the beginner questions. I did perfect in all but expert scoring a 73%.

I am thinking you took this a few times like those that take the same IQ test online over and over thinking it's showing their intellect has increased.
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You make fun of someone and try to brag, but you post this Bullshit of yours?....... :laugh:




Originally posted by: alkemyst

I was never in there school district (louisiana) he was there only due to military relocation.
The test was designed to be tricky. The non-advanced/expert questions were obviously...

This is like the online IQ tests where you see a statistically improbably result.
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Were Obviously.............AND...............
:roll:

You're a CHEATER! PLANE and SYMPLE!
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I post while drinking and do not proofread nor have a spell checker like many here.

 
Originally posted by: PottedMeat
You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 93% Expert!
You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!
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Same here

 
Originally posted by: dighn
Originally posted by: Engineer
I'm not even going to take the test as I suck at them there big words and grammer stuff. 😱

I'm an Engineer, not an English teacher.
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engineers usually have to write a lot of documentation. they are supposed to look professional too 😉
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Supposed to, but I've come across several data sheets with all sorts of mistakes.
 
Advanced

You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 73% Expert!
You have an extremely good understanding of beginner, intermediate, and advanced level commonly confused English words, getting at least 75% of each of these three levels' questions correct. This is an exceptional score. Remember, these are commonly confused English words, which means most people don't use them properly. You got an extremely respectable score.

Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope you enjoyed it!
 
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