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The Commonly Confused Words Test

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Ofelix, Jul 28, 2005.

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  1. iLLusioN' Gems: 16/31
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    Remove all ads!
    You scored higher than 38% on Beginner

    You scored higher than 30% on Intermediate

    You scored higher than 57% on Advanced

    You scored higher than 58% on Expert


    you guys make me feel stupid lol
     
    iLLusioN', Jul 28, 2005
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  2. Arifirh Gems: 10/31
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    You scored 100% Beginner, 92% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 100% Expert! :book:

    Never knew that payed/paid one...
     
    Arifirh, Jul 28, 2005
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  3. Alavin

    Alavin If I wanted your view, I'd read your entrails Veteran

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    You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 86% Expert!

    I'm content with that. Although I did study English for my A-levels... I got these wrong:

    They __________ her for murdering her children.
    She complains to __________ will listen.
     
    Alavin, Jul 28, 2005
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    Carcaroth I call on the priests, saints and dancin' girls ★ SPS Account Holder

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    92% Beginner, 85% Intermediate, 86% Advanced, and 100% Expert
     
    Carcaroth, Jul 28, 2005
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  5. Loerand

    Loerand My heart holds no fear for death

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    You scored 85% Beginner, 92% Intermediate, 80% Advanced, and 53% Expert!

    Hehe, not quite as remarkable as the others :p However, I haven't attended an english lesson since early 2004, and with that in mind, I'm satisfied :)

    And english IS NOT my mother tongue :p
     
    Loerand, Jul 28, 2005
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    You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 86% Advanced, and 100% Expert!

    Apparently I chose stationary instead of stationery and ensure instead of assure. Don't understand why ensure isn't correct. It's stronger than assure but not entirely impossible imo.

    Guess my English prof is smiling now though. ;)
     
    Uytuun, Jul 28, 2005
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    English Genius
    You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 86% Expert!
    You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!

    Well, considering it's why I left PPG, I *had* to take this test. :grin: :pope:

    My only hesitation was about 'stationary' versus 'stationery'. I couldn't for the life of me remember which is the unmoving object and which is the piece of paper!
     
    kuemper, Jul 28, 2005
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  8. joacqin

    joacqin Confused Jerk Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Heh, I am supposed to be an English teacher and I "only" got:

    English Genius
    You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 80% Advanced, and 80% Expert!

    As usual I probably got every single one wrong which I wasnt completely sure of. Why is it always like that? Statistically you ought to get at least some of the answers you chance on correct but I always get 100% of the ones I am not sure on wrong.
     
    joacqin, Jul 28, 2005
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    Stationery and paper share a common ending, the '-er' part. Like the old adage for remembering which word to apply, principal/-ple, "the school principal is your pal." :roll:
     
    Rallymama, Jul 28, 2005
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  10. Alavin

    Alavin If I wanted your view, I'd read your entrails Veteran

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    I wasn't entirely sure about the principal/principle one. He's called the headmaster here.
     
    Alavin, Jul 28, 2005
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  11. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    You scored 92% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 100% Expert!

    I didn't really think I'd bother doing it all to the end, so I breezed through the first part without even reading it properly. :shake:

    P.S.

    I hope none of you have given out any true information like your real mail, location, ZIP code or whatever... I've never seen such a stinking attempt at collecting private information before. Since they know that people will be frustrated at taking such a long quiz, and then not being able to see the results until they divulge a ton of personal information, they get a wealth of very useful data to sell to spammers and advertisers. Disgusting, really.
     
    Taluntain, Jul 28, 2005
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  12. Nakia

    Nakia The night is mine Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Are you kidding, Tal? I don't even give my true age! :nono:

    :shame: on you for breezing.
     
    Nakia, Jul 28, 2005
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    Rastor, you just have to remember to stick to your principles ;)
     
    Arifirh, Jul 28, 2005
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    You scored 92% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 86% Advanced, and 73% Expert!


    chee. i'm frickin ashamed :o
     
    Enagonios, Jul 28, 2005
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  15. Nakia

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    Don't be ashamed, Enagonios. These are commonly misunderstood words. I always confuse who/whom and then/than.
     
    Nakia, Jul 28, 2005
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    You scored 92% Beginner, 92% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 66% Expert!

    I are an genus!
     
    Bahir the Red, Jul 28, 2005
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  17. Shrikant

    Shrikant Swords! Not words! Veteran

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    You scored 92% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 93% Expert!

    The ones I got wrong:
    5. He _____ to the banquet with Naomi and __I__.
    25. Speeding in your car is __both__.
    31. They __hung__ her for murdering her children.
     
    Shrikant, Jul 28, 2005
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  18. Barmy Army

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    You scored 92% Beginner, 92% Intermediate, 86% Advanced, and 93% Expert!
    You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!

    Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope you enjoyed it!

    For the complete Answer Key, visit my blog: http://shortredhead78.blogspot.com/.
     
    Barmy Army, Jul 28, 2005
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    :cry:

    Didn't know a couple of words.

    BTW, there'a a fourth "while" that's correct. "To stay for awhile" is valid, if odd.
     
    chevalier, Jul 29, 2005
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    You scored 92% Beginner, 92% Intermediate, 80% Advanced, and 73% Expert!


    "Speeding in your car is __________" Both risky and risque are appropiate for this blank surely? People can take offense at people speeding to the point where they could consider it improper "risque - suggestive of or bordering on indelicacy or impropriety" so it would not be a confused word just a different but still appropiate word.

    The same is true of

    " He did not deserve the __________ because he cheated" whereby medal or metal (both nouns) are appropiate answers. If the prize were a lump of metal and not a medal then metal is correct, if it were a medal then that is correct. So both can be appropiately used in the context.

    Couldn't choose between flair or flare and yokes or yolks so I guessed and I think I got both wrong.
     
    Lazy Bonzo, Jul 29, 2005
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