A quiz made for this forum

[Mooro]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22512744

I think all posters should take this quiz, with those scoring too low being removed immediately!

I managed 6/10 which makes me a 'promising pedant'

[Dartford Ox]

8 out of 10 for me - but question 8 was a complete and utter guess. All question 8 answers unknown.

[Dr Bob]

7 out of 10, but not sure about the supposedly right answer to the fewer/less question.

[A-Ro]

7 for me too. You use &quotfewer&quot when counting things and &quotless&quot when comparing volumes, so there would be fewer than three cups of coffee or less than a litre of coffee.

[Ancient Colin]

Nine, at least two of those guessed. I'm a failure. All those years of education wasted.

[GodalmingYellow]

7 with gerund having been luckily guessed!

[Dr Bob]

7 for me too. You use &quotfewer&quot when counting things and &quotless&quot when comparing volumes, so there would be fewer than three cups of coffee or less than a litre of coffee.

That I know very well - so why is &quotfewer than five apples&quot wrong?

[A-Ro]

7 for me too. You use &quotfewer&quot when counting things and &quotless&quot when comparing volumes, so there would be fewer than three cups of coffee or less than a litre of coffee.

That I know very well - so why is &quotfewer than five apples&quot wrong?

The question was &quotwhich of these statements is wrong&quot so in this instance &quotfewer than five apples&quot is correct, therefore wrong.

[Dr Bob]

7 for me too. You use &quotfewer&quot when counting things and &quotless&quot when comparing volumes, so there would be fewer than three cups of coffee or less than a litre of coffee.

That I know very well - so why is &quotfewer than five apples&quot wrong?

The question was &quotwhich of these statements is wrong&quot so in this instance &quotfewer than five apples&quot is correct, therefore wrong.

Bollocks!

[amershamwrighty]

4 out of 10 for me - broadly consistent with my place 'in the shallow end of the intellectual pool'.

[GodalmingYellow]

4 out of 10 for me - broadly consistent with my place 'in the shallow end of the intellectual pool'.

Maybe, but most in the deep end don't like treading water and would prefer to be able to put their feet down!!

[Hog]

I had 100%. After the first question.

[Kernow Yellow]

A solid 9/10. And I dispute the one I got 'wrong'!

[Matt D]

9/10.

i would've got the sack at OUP...

[BigCrompy]

A solid 9/10. And I dispute the one I got 'wrong'!

Ditto - was going to have a bit of a grump about that which I fouled up too. It was the one about the siblings - how about you?