english and I

[salinea]

Your English Skills:

Punctuation: 80% Spelling: 60% Vocabulary: 60% Grammar: 40%

Does Your English Cut the Mustard?

Still got some work to do, heh?

Comments

[eefster.livejournal.com]

Do you know which you got wrong?

In any case I wouldn't worry too much. I know some - particularly the punctuation, and the 'only' question - are both correct depending on style choice.

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

they don't say!
I'm relieve the quizz is just badly done :)

[eefster.livejournal.com]

I don't want to ruin it for anyone else who hasn't taken it yet - I'll PM you the answers through the board.

[cafecomics.livejournal.com]

Your English Skills:

Grammar: 80% Punctuation: 80% Spelling: 80% Vocabulary: 60%

Hé bé... Et dire que je suis totalement incapable de m'exprimer en anglais aussi bien que toi. ^^;

I'm always in awe of french authors writing their fics in english.

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

Thank you^^

I do use a beta reader for my fics' syntax & spelling though ^^

[atpotch.livejournal.com]

I agree with eefster- the quiz manages to:

-present valid alternatives as either/or questions, which is silly;
-Use poor synonyms: 'gigantic' really isn't a good synonym for 'ponderous'; and my personal favourite
-Present American variant grammar as correct (grr!)

So I shouldn't worry... :-)

TCH

[arethusa2.livejournal.com]

I think you're right TCH. Some of their answers are either wrong or common variations. I can't be that wrong on commas!

Does Your English Cut the Mustard? (http://www.blogthings.com/doesyourenglishcutthemustardquiz/)

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

huhu, bad quizz then, I'm relieved.

What DOES ponderous mean?

[arethusa2.livejournal.com]

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ponderus, from Latin ponderosus, from ponder-, pondus weight
1 : of very great weight
2 : unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size
3 : oppressively or unpleasantly dull : LIFELESS

I think the answer would be "gigantic," but that's not a very good choice either.

[the-corbie.livejournal.com]

Your English Skills:

Punctuation: 100% Spelling: 100% Vocabulary: 100% Grammar: 60%

Does Your English Cut the Mustard?

I would have to say, though, that the grammar score is debatable. In question 6, for example, both answers are acceptable: it's a question of style which you prefer.

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

I did have the impression some of these could both work!

[niamhotoole.livejournal.com]

I do know my english cuts the mustard and my hiberno-english makes the damn mustard :P. My american, however, is obviously crap enough. I'll live :D

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

ROFL

that sounds like a good policy to have

[after-nightfall.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Now I'm feeling better about my score. Thank god there's no test for Eastern European accents. :-p