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12-04-2004, 03:36

What on earth is the point of this test when it doesn't *tell* you the *right* answers??

I even tried it in IE to see if it was something to do with Netscape but it didn't make any difference except that I got a message asking me if I wanted to run "Clock Sync" on my computer!

Does "Grammar God" mean you got 100%? Or is it e.g. 80% to 100%? What level of wrong answers gives you Ba$$$$d?

And some of the questions are questionable in themselves.

For example the difference between "go boldly" and "boldly go" is only of interest to those who think that English should be like Classical Latin where you don't split infinitives, but English is *not* Classical Latin, despite the attempts of some people to force it into that mould, so it's pointless.

12-04-2004, 03:36	#21
Graham Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How good is your grammar What on earth is the point of this test when it doesn't tell you the right answers?? I even tried it in IE to see if it was something to do with Netscape but it didn't make any difference except that I got a message asking me if I wanted to run "Clock Sync" on my computer! Does "Grammar God" mean you got 100%? Or is it e.g. 80% to 100%? What level of wrong answers gives you Ba$$$$d? And some of the questions are questionable in themselves. For example the difference between "go boldly" and "boldly go" is only of interest to those who think that English should be like Classical Latin where you don't split infinitives, but English is not Classical Latin, despite the attempts of some people to force it into that mould, so it's pointless.