Check out the Harrow Lower Sixth English test at [url]http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article4743182.ece[/url].
Find out if you can wield a semi-colon with the same aplomb as a posh 16 year-old.
One for the ped'ants
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One for the ped'ants
by Mike I » Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:48 pm
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Re: One for the ped'ants
by John the old'un » Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:45 pm
Brilliant. Couldn't agree more. About time.
Nothing pedantic about that. Simply education.
Back beneath the parapet.
Nothing pedantic about that. Simply education.
Back beneath the parapet.
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Re: One for the ped'ants
by Andrew G » Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:13 am
Posh Mr.I, or just privileged/priviledged/priveliged 
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Re: One for the ped'ants
by Amy » Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:19 am
[quote="John the old'un"]Brilliant. Couldn't agree more. About time.
Nothing pedantic about that. Simply education.
Back beneath the parapet.
Nothing pedantic about that. Simply education.
Back beneath the parapet.
John, you only have to look at the level of "typos" on this forum to see it's been going downhill for ages
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Re: One for the ped'ants
by Jon H » Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:47 am
[quote="John the old'un"]Brilliant. Couldn't agree more. About time.
Nothing pedantic about that. Simply education.
Back beneath the parapet.
Nothing pedantic about that. Simply education.
Back beneath the parapet.
That's brilliant. I couldn't agree more. It's about time.
There's nothing pedantic about that. It's simply education.
I'll go back beneath the parapet.
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Re: One for the ped'ants
by mrP(Boonen)VT » Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:54 pm
Oh dear, oh dear. 28 errors if you count each one individually in the proof-reading test 
9/10 spelling
15/20 vocabulary
8/10 apostrophe
10/12 punctuation
17 errors in proof-reading.
Guru P
9/10 spelling
15/20 vocabulary
8/10 apostrophe
10/12 punctuation
17 errors in proof-reading.
Guru P
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Re: One for the ped'ants
by Marky Mark » Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:44 pm
I'm doomed then. Thats why I became an Engineer 
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