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packman

(16,296 posts) Tue May 17, 2016, 11:21 AM May 2016

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Tuesday morning spelling quiz

Now sit up straight, get out your #2 pencil, and keep your eyes on your own paper - begin - and NO bathroom breaks.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/79786/pick-words-are-spelled-correctly

If you miserably fail and would like to retake quiz, hit "refresh" site.

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Tuesday morning spelling quiz (Original Post) packman May 2016 OP

:( femmocrat May 2016 #1

90% - 18/20 Arkansas Granny May 2016 #2

I hate you packman May 2016 #3

Guilty as charged. But, hey, I'm not a spelling Nazi! Arkansas Granny May 2016 #4

That's because you were copying off me! Laffy Kat May 2016 #12

Busted. Arkansas Granny May 2016 #13

19/20, 3:58 left cyberswede May 2016 #5

I swear there were only 19 correctly spelled words on there KamaAina May 2016 #6

Nope, there were 20. lastlib May 2016 #9

Well, this sucks. So Far From Heaven May 2016 #7

I got LiberalElite May 2016 #8

Great, thanks - I used my #2 pencil (just like you said) and now petronius May 2016 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl May 2016 #11

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

1. :(

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2016, 11:30 AM

May 2016

As soon as you make an error, it gives you a poor score.

The over-achiever in me is frustrated!

Arkansas Granny

(31,517 posts)

2. 90% - 18/20

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2016, 11:36 AM

May 2016

packman

(16,296 posts)

3. I hate you

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #2)

Tue May 17, 2016, 11:54 AM

May 2016

You were probably that kid in class who destroyed the curve on grading

Arkansas Granny

(31,517 posts)

4. Guilty as charged. But, hey, I'm not a spelling Nazi!

Reply to packman (Reply #3)

Tue May 17, 2016, 12:07 PM

May 2016

Laffy Kat

(16,381 posts)

12. That's because you were copying off me!

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #2)

Wed May 18, 2016, 01:13 AM

May 2016

Don't deny it!

Arkansas Granny

(31,517 posts)

13. Busted.

Reply to Laffy Kat (Reply #12)

Wed May 18, 2016, 05:19 AM

May 2016

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

5. 19/20, 3:58 left

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2016, 12:18 PM

May 2016

But was it my first try?

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

6. I swear there were only 19 correctly spelled words on there

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #5)

Tue May 17, 2016, 06:52 PM

May 2016

lastlib

(23,237 posts)

9. Nope, there were 20.

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #6)

Tue May 17, 2016, 08:57 PM

May 2016

I got 'em all (he said humbly.... with 4:27 left.........)

So Far From Heaven

(354 posts)

7. Well, this sucks.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2016, 08:16 PM

May 2016

I've got a PhD in high energy physics and can't spell worth a s$#t.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

8. I got

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2016, 08:23 PM

May 2016

100% correct with 2:25 remaining.
But don't ask me anything about math.

petronius

(26,602 posts)

10. Great, thanks - I used my #2 pencil (just like you said) and now

Reply to packman (Original post)

Tue May 17, 2016, 09:13 PM

May 2016

my screen is thrashed!

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