Join the Word Police

[Guest]

Take the Anti-Redundancy Squad Entrance Exam and you too can print out a certificate which states that you are commissioned to: ensure that verbal virtue is rewarded, crimes against the language are punished, and poetic justice is done. You will also be able to issue citations for: excessive political correctness, jargon outside specialized context, misplaced apostrophe, 'impact' misused as a verb, etc.

Officer Perdita

Word Police Exam

 

[rgraham666]

Ya know? One of these days, I'm going to pass one of these on-line tests. But not today.

 

[minsue]

Failed again. *sigh*

 

[snooper]

Boasting

 

[sirhugs]

How tough can it be if I passed it?

 

[Liar]

Failed with style.

You'll never get me, coppers.

 

[flawed_ethics]

You'll never get me, see? My and my goons, we're like roaches, see? Just because you've caught one of us, there's hundreds more!

Nyea!
[/Edward G. Robinson impression]

 

[sirhugs]

You'll never get me, see? My and my goons, we're like roaches, see? Just because you've caught one of us, there's hundreds more!

Nyea!
[/Edward G. Robinson impression]

don't you sorta kinda maybe really mean " hundreds and hundreds" more?

 

[McKenna]

.

 

[cloudy]

Passed! I'm absolutely amazed!

 

[SlickTony]

I passed!

 

[A7inchPhildo]

Times like this I like to think of the fox, and the sour grapes!

 

[Guest]

I failed, so I tried again, then failed again, then tried again. Five times in total. Still failed! I gave up.

Lou

P.S. Congrats to all those that passed.

 

[Guest]

Loulou, No! I got 4 out of 5 which was enough to go on to the last step. I don't understand this, you. Speechless. P.

 

[Guest]

Loulou, No! I got 4 out of 5 which was enough to go on to the last step. I don't understand this, you. Speechless. P.

Hmmm, I was rather disappointed with myself, too. So, I went back and tried again. This time I took the questions literally (don't ask me how I was thinking before!), and now I have...




PASSED!


Woohoo!

Lou

 

[NoJo]

I passed, 2nd time.

 

[MNGuy]

Congratulations!

We are pleased to inform you that you have passed the exam for the Word Police Anti-Redundancy Squad.

Welcome to the Word Police Force. May you use your power wisely and kindly.

You are now ready to receive your diploma and the Grammar Citations that you are henceforth empowered to issue. (Use your browser's "Back" button to return to this page from the diploma and citations pages.) If you wish to print your diploma and citations, we recommend using Microsoft Internet Explorer.


There was never any doubt.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

I failed. have no idea what it's even asking for.

-Colly

 

[LadiDarkMoon]

Failed, but expected...Big words through me off.

 

[minsue]

I failed. have no idea what it's even asking for.

-Colly

Oh, come here, sweetie. We can console each other over our failure.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

Oh, come here, sweetie. We can console each other over our failure.

rewards for failure? I like!

-Colly

 

[Guest]

No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. —Samuel Beckett

 

[NoJo]

Great quote, P, for any aspiring writer.

 

[GodBlessTexas]

Let's just say...I'm diligent.

 

[McKenna]

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