MikeO Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 I'm sure that this will prove supremely unpopular/minority interest but I thought I'd stick it up, being a pedant and all (as my result confirms). Very annoyed that I got one wrong. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5BrQRSTxg6cslZKcrMnfc40/the-apostrophe-quiz?intc_type=promo&intc_location=sport&intc_campaign=radio4_apostrophequiz&intc_linkname=radio4_rm_mid_c3 Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 7/10 although I clicked the wrong one for Chers/Cher's by accident. Not bad considering I just about scraped a GCSE C. More of a science/maths kinda a man. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 1 hour ago, pete0 said: 7/10 although I clicked the wrong one for Chers/Cher's by accident. Not bad considering I just about scraped a GCSE C. More of a science/maths kinda a man. Not too shabby at all Pete. Some apostrophes are difficult but when people make simple errors I climb on my horse (not on here/internet so much as it's a generational thing, the BBC themselves screw up often enough). First thing that got me was many moons ago when my local was selling four pint takeaway containers for after closing time, if you wanted the container for future use the sign behind the bar gave a price for, "Jug's on it's own" . Currently we have a small bowl in the bathroom which in many ways is a lovely object but it says on the side, "For all the small thing's". I know it's not easy on some occasions but most of the time it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir McGiven Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 9/10 for me, it was an easy one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 1 hour ago, MikeO said: Not too shabby at all Pete. Some apostrophes are difficult but when people make simple errors I climb on my horse (not on here/internet so much as it's a generational thing, the BBC themselves screw up often enough). First thing that got me was many moons ago when my local was selling four pint takeaway containers for after closing time, if you wanted the container for future use the sign behind the bar gave a price for, "Jug's on it's own" . Currently we have a small bowl in the bathroom which in many ways is a lovely object but it says on the side, "For all the small thing's". I know it's not easy on some occasions but most of the time it is. Cheers Mike Quite poor when you see it on an item. Reminds me of The Apprentice this year, one of the tasks was to make a children's comic and they never even checked it for spelling mistakes. That jar one must be intentional just to wind you up. Surely no one is that bad ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 good fun that mike thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 5/10 not bad for Chinese migrant who spent 4 years in Tunisia and only 2 years in Britain. markjazzbassist and MikeO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 10/10. (Sorry Mike! - not really) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 8/10. Half-way through, I couldn't remember what I was supposed to be doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 45 minutes ago, Cornish Steve said: 10/10. (Sorry Mike! - not really) I'm not at all surprised Steve, I made my mistake in the pussy question (not for the first time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formby Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 9/10 here, but I'm not really accepting the Jesus' / Jesus's decision. The Chicago Manual Style says both can be used, and I've had the latter accepted in novels, so I'm giving myself 10! MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 On 27/10/2018 at 16:05, Formby said: 9/10 here, but I'm not really accepting the Jesus' / Jesus's decision. The Chicago Manual Style says both can be used, and I've had the latter accepted in novels, so I'm giving myself 10! Chicago Style is not UK grammar rules! Next, you'll be telling me that quotation marks go after "a full stop". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 For anyone interested in becoming a member...https://www.apostrophe.org.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 7/10 pretty proud of that to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 There are a couple there I am convinced are wrong. 2 in fact. 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Matt said: There are a couple there I am convinced are wrong. 2 in fact. 8/10 What a coincidence. pete0 and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 hour ago, MikeO said: What a coincidence. Man’s team? No way that’s right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 6 hours ago, Matt said: There are a couple there I am convinced are wrong. 2 in fact. 8/10 I got 8/10, bet it was the same 2 I got wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 not to mention i have the deck stacked against me, i learned american grammar rules, you guys do it differently across the pond. so technically my 7/10 is really a 12/10 if i include the handicap. world beater right here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 6 hours ago, Matt said: Man’s team? No way that’s right. It's "men's team" in fact but I agree that there are two answers there that could be correct so a bit of a mistake by Auntie. "The men’s team found little..." would mean the team of men doing the searching found little. "The mens team found little..." would refer to the team employed by a group of men to do the searching for them finding little. I also agree with @Formby that either answer is acceptable in the Jesus question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formby Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 22 hours ago, Cornish Steve said: Chicago Style is not UK grammar rules! Next, you'll be telling me that quotation marks go after "a full stop". Don't get me started on that one, Steve! After some challenging recent threads, glad to see the board proving, once again, it's the place for the 'thinking Evertonian'! markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 8 hours ago, MikeO said: It's "men's team" in fact but I agree that there are two answers there that could be correct so a bit of a mistake by Auntie. "The men’s team found little..." would mean the team of men doing the searching found little. "The mens team found little..." would refer to the team employed by a group of men to do the searching for them finding little. I also agree with @Formby that either answer is acceptable in the Jesus question. As far as I'm concerned, the Beeb got it right in every case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Dear Tom, I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy. Will you let me be yours? Becky. Punctuation is a funny thing because... Dear Tom, I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be? Yours, Becky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 7 hours ago, Cornish Steve said: Dear Tom, I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy. Will you let me be yours? Becky. Punctuation is a funny thing because... Dear Tom, I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be? Yours, Becky. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Lynne-Truss/dp/0007329067 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 1 hour ago, MikeO said: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Lynne-Truss/dp/0007329067 I have the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Since we're getting into the subject of words and grammar, I'm a bit of a geek in this area. I'm always on the lookout for words that I term 3-3-3 (9-letter words that consist of a sequence of three letter words). For example, rat-ion-ale, for-got-ten, Sin-gap-ore. Rarer are words that are 1-3-5/2-4-6. For example, lounge (lug+one) and friend (fin+red). What about this? It's another of my favorites: Wants pawn term dare worsted ladle gull hoe lift wetter murder honour itch offer lodge dock florist. Disc ladle gull orphan worry putty ladle rate hut end cluck, and fur disc raisin pimple colder ladle rat rotten hut...a nervous sausage bag ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formby Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Cornish Steve said: What about this? It's another of my favorites: Wants pawn term dare worsted ladle gull hoe lift wetter murder honour itch offer lodge dock florist. Disc ladle gull orphan worry putty ladle rate hut end cluck, and fur disc raisin pimple colder ladle rat rotten hut...a nervous sausage bag ice. Works best if you try a German accent with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 On 30/10/2018 at 22:58, Cornish Steve said: Chicago Style is not UK grammar rules! Next, you'll be telling me that quotation marks go after "a full stop". that depends on a lot of things." it could be either. " you know how things get transposed". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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