TEST FOR ADMISSION TO THE U. S.

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We should have a test for admission to the United States. It should be a grammar test. There would be a helluva lot of Americans who would not dare travel outside the U.S.

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[+7] - TomTomBinks - 01/30/2017[quote]We should have a test for admission to the United States. It should be a grammar test. There would be a helluva lot of Americans who would not dare travel outside the U.S. [/quote] We could...
[+5] - nacredambition - 01/30/2017I should like to introduce you to my sister Jordan, who lives in Juneau, to my brother Jamie who doesn't, and to my only other sibling, Jesse. What gender is Jesse? a) Don't know b)...
[+3] - ossobucotemp - 01/30/2017The lucky word is ...... bacon.
[+3] - edgarblythe - 01/30/2017How about Grammar Crackers?
[+3] - izzythepush - 01/31/2017When talking about the Brexit result Ricky Gervais pointed out that bleach bottles have "Do not drink" written on them in large letters. We should remove that warning for a couple of...
[+3] - timur - 02/03/2017[quote=Foofie]has rules in grammer that do not change as English has all sort of exceptions. [/quote] I take exception of you using grammar improperly. Grammer could be someone who defines or...
[+3] - farmerman - 02/04/2017hell, over here we sell pre packaged firewood logs all wrapped ij a plastic package and clearly labed"Caution, CONTENTS FLAMMABLE"
[+3] - farmerman - 02/06/2017we can only give birth to our threads, we cant dictate what they become in later life.

@Setanta,

The lucky word is ...... bacon.

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Oh wait. Maybe it is liver.

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How about Grammar Crackers?

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@Setanta,

Of course that would only affect Americans... Rolling Eyes

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In Canada…

42% of Canadian adults between the ages of 16 and 65 have low literacy skills.

55% of working age adults in Canada are estimated to have less than adequate health literacy skills. Shockingly, 88% of adults over the age of 65 appear to be in this situation

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@Setanta,

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We should have a test for admission to the United States. It should be a grammar test. There would be a helluva lot of Americans who would not dare travel outside the U.S.

We could be rid of Trump after his first trip abroad!

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I should like to introduce you to my sister Jordan, who lives in Juneau, to my brother Jamie who doesn't, and to my only other sibling, Jesse.

What gender is Jesse?

a) Don't know
b) Impossible to tell
c )Male
d) Female
e) I'm American.

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Less than half the US population has passports anyway.

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When talking about the Brexit result Ricky Gervais pointed out that bleach bottles have "Do not drink" written on them in large letters. We should remove that warning for a couple of years and then have the referendum again.

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@nacredambition,

The Telegraph wrote:

What have we learnt from all this? That even the most punctilious of us can make honest mistakes when it comes to punctuation..

Even grammarians get it wrong

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@Setanta,

Well, based on the hemisphere the U.S. is in, and the fact that there is tacit acceptance of Spanish being a second language, even though it is not the "dominant" language, the test could be for Spanish grammer, since Spanish has rules in grammer that do not change as English has all sort of exceptions. Then the U.S. might become Hispanic, and the English speaking folks could become the new refugee class. ("And, the first shall come last, and the last shall come first."

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Foofie wrote:

has rules in grammer that do not change as English has all sort of exceptions.

I take exception of you using grammar improperly.

Grammer could be someone who defines or uses grams or something..

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@timur,

Naught mentioned a spelling test a swell, let stick to diction n descriptive grammer.

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@izzythepush,

hell, over here we sell pre packaged firewood logs all wrapped ij a plastic package and clearly labed"Caution, CONTENTS FLAMMABLE"

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@farmerman,

I bought a packet of peanuts with the label 'Caution May Contain Nuts.'

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@timur,

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Grammer could be someone who defines or uses grams or something..

It's a cracker!

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@TomTomBinks,

No, it's your mother's mother.

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@timur,

Quote timur:

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Grammer could be someone who defines or uses grams or something..

Not in the USA they couldn't be. No grams here. Or meters or kilos.

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@izzythepush,

Quote izzy:

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I bought a packet of peanuts with the label 'Caution May Contain Nuts.'

Technically speaking, that could actually be a sensible warning. Peanuts are not classified as nuts, but as legumes. However, the confectionary factories which turn out peanut treats also usually make treats with pecans, walnuts, etc, which are actual nuts. The warning you saw might be useful to warn someone who is not allergic to peanuts but is allergic to walnuts, pecans, etc, that it could touch off an allergic reaction.

Of course, many times more people are allergic to peanuts than are allergic to walnuts and pecans, so it remains a puzzling warning.

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@Blickers,

really? I dealt with meters fairly often, have rulers even now to prove it, all this back in my design days. I once in a while use grams re my interest in cooking. Maybe my interests are wider.

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