Grammar Quiz

[Norman Verona]

I knew the Churchill question as I've read about the incident many times. He was criticized by some Etonians for poor grammar so the next day he phrased his answer that way.  

[bhouse]

Hmm. I can't find the smug smiley but I clearly have only way way to go with a score of 10...

[Norman Verona]

smart A***.   (is this the smug emoticon?)

 

We'll all have to brush up our grammar when we address you from now on.

[bhouse]

My excuse is that I used to write speeches and scripts for a living.

In fact my second proudest career achievement is that a very senior politician asked me to be their retained writer. As I regard the individual as a duplicitous, sneering nunney this led to my proudest achievement: I turned the offer down!

[KugaWestie]

3/10 for me - oops!

[Norman Verona]

Brian, I know who your talking about. He speaks very highly of you as well. 

 

On a serious note haven't you just described every politician we have. That was a sweeping generalisation, there may be one or two who are there to serve us and not themselves.

[Geoff101]

You mean ' you're ' 

[bhouse]

Brian, I know who your talking about. He speaks very highly of you as well. 

I didn't say it was a man 

[Meakin]

meakin, I thought the sitting one sounded wrong. HM said the same.

 

She got 4/10.  

 

I think we should agree the quiz got it wrong

[Speed Freak]

bl**** hell, 10/10!!! Guessed a couple luckily correct tho- never even heard of gerund!

[Norman Verona]

Geoff, correct. In mitigation your honour, I've just spent 2 hours attempting to send an email

 

Brian, but all women MP's look and talk like men, so the mistake is easy to make.

 

Meakin, are you going to tell them?

 

Tim, nor have I. Does it fit inside the sump?