Via Doug, at Bogus Gold, I took a test, which yielded odd results:
English Genius
You scored 86% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 77% Expert!
Compared to users who took the test and are and in your age group:
100% had lower Beginner scores.
100% had lower Intermediate scores.
100% had lower Advanced scores.
100% had lower Expert scores.
First off: only 86% Beginner? My Mom would be rolling over in her grave if she knew that, provided she was dead, I mean. That last part, with all the 100% figures? I don't buy those results. It was an interesting test, though. Some head scratchers were in there.
Posted by Ryan at March 4, 2005 04:18 PMThat was a neat test. I wish it showed what the off answers were. I got 100% better than everybody in my age group in all categories as well. Something must be wrong with the algorith there. Either that or you and I were each the first ones to reply in our age groups. Anyway, here's me:
You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 72% Expert!
Looks like if we'd be excellent editors for each other. Heh.
Posted by: Jim at March 4, 2005 05:50 PMI was also better than 100% of everyone. My bet is the site's screwed up.
Posted by: Rick at March 5, 2005 03:38 PMI got 100% of all of the test but hey, I stayed awake in school where they taught ENGLISH like what she is wrote.
I have no respect for people. Sorry, I was going to follow that with a modifier, but I realise now that the statement is perfect as stands. I have the least respect for people who claim to write for a living yet get less than 100% on tests such as these. Let he who is without sin etc. etc. To which I say "Burn him! He's a witch!"
Posted by: Simon at March 6, 2005 08:31 AMWhile I have even less respect for people who get %100 in all areas and who DON'T write for a living. :)
Posted by: Ryan at March 6, 2005 12:47 PMYou scored 100% Beginner, 93% Intermediate, 87% Advanced, and 77% Expert!
I also scored better than 99% percent of all people my age and gender in all four categories.
Now, neither do I write for a living, nor am I even a native speaker, *and* I'm nursing a headache caused by sleep deprivation, so I'm unsure as to how hard that test actually is. And yes, I sure would like to know where I was wrong.
Posted by: Gudy at March 8, 2005 07:41 AMYou scored 93% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 81% Advanced, and 77% Expert!
I'd like to thank my mom, my grade school math teacher (hubba-hubbba), my baby sitter…
Posted by: seed at March 8, 2005 08:36 AM"You scored 93% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 72% Expert!"
a bunch of smartypants literati here i see.
Posted by: leblanc at March 9, 2005 03:19 PM
Stumble It!
