http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4246472.stm

 

I scored a rather embarassing 18/20 - should be ashamed of myself !

19/20 - but I got the first one wrong :slap: :xxx:

 

Steve :)

20/20. But I'm an annoying pedantic git who gripes about poor punctuation and spelling and can often be heard muttering things like "What's the world coming to, eh ?" whilst gazing unapprovingly at shop signs with statements such as "Tomatoe's".

20/20. But I'm an annoying pedantic git who gripes about poor punctuation and spelling and can often be heard muttering things like "What's the world coming to, eh ?" whilst gazing unapprovingly at shop signs with statements such as "Tomatoe's".

 

Me too, but I messed up the spelling ones !!!!! Got used to that auto smelling checker now ....

20/20. But I'm an annoying pedantic git who gripes about poor punctuation and spelling and can often be heard muttering things like "What's the world coming to, eh ?" whilst gazing unapprovingly at shop signs with statements such as "Tomatoe's".

 

 

Yeah, like the queue in Tesco for "10 items or less" - Grrrrrr !

i got the 1st 5 wrong + then gave up i blame it on my age 40 + still as dull as when i was 39 lol im so glad i didnt have to pass a inteligence test to join the club :headvswal :x: thick as sh.t me

oh dear, 10 :(

Dammit, 17/20 - stupid mistakes, I must punish myself vigorously.

16/20 couple of ones i genuinely didn't know and another couple which were silly mistakes...i went to a grammar school too so no excuse :slap:

 

But then again so did clarkey :slap: :slap:

Full marks for me :D

 

I expect the younger members will steer clear of this one as it is not in "txt spk" :D

 

Richard :smw:

oh dear, 10 :(

 

 

Snap

must be northerns :wack: :rofl:

The thing is though I thought I did quite well.

12

Got number one right then number two wrong so gave up in a fit of pique.

 

Who the fukc knows what an Onomatopoeia is anyway?

 

I'm a journalist too ffs.

Did it again - got 20. Onomatopoeia as in onomatopoeiaic!

Full marks for me :D

 

I expect the younger members will steer clear of this one as it is not in "txt spk" :D

 

Richard :smw:

 

my girlfriend is a teacher and has an entire essay written in mobile text.

Teachers have also been told they are not allowed to mark spelling and punctuation, so they can have an essay with no full stops or capital letters and they are not allowed to mark it down.

my girlfriend is a teacher and has an entire essay written in mobile text.

Teachers have also been told they are not allowed to mark spelling and punctuation, so they can have an essay with no full stops or capital letters and they are not allowed to mark it down.

 

 

And that's presumably why Clarkey did so badly !

my girlfriend is a teacher and has an entire essay written in mobile text.

Teachers have also been told they are not allowed to mark spelling and punctuation, so they can have an essay with no full stops or capital letters and they are not allowed to mark it down.

 

Another thing that's wrong with this country :wack:

 

So as well as a lack of discipline in schools there is now a lack of educating children too :(

 

Totally absurd when intelligence, hard work, manners etc etc are mocked and dimwitted thuggery and moronic behaviour is considered worthy and acceptable.

 

So obvoius that those who now make the rules are children of "far-out" parents who grew up in the 1960s......

 

....and drugs are harmless :headvswal

 

Richard :D

10 then re-sat the test 18 doh!

me dumb ass, but hey at least im not a teacher lol

18, just got similie/metaphor bits wrong. I could imagine most of today's youth doing rubbish in that test.

18/20 but they were stupid mistakes. Although I can't complain considering it is now over 17 years since I had an English lesson!

12!

18, just got similie/metaphor bits wrong. I could imagine most of today's youth doing rubbish in that test.

Agreed, although im pretty unimpressed with myself for only getting 16 :(