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A good one for grammar/spelling nazies

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    A good one for grammar/spelling nazies

    Nonsense! Backlash over new school rules on exclamation marks

    Primary school pupils will only get credit for using exclamation marks in sentences beginning with 'what' or 'how', under strict new Government rules.

    Ministers have been accused of "taking writing back to the 19th century" after issuing the restrictive new guidance over what counts as an "exclamation".

    "For the purposes of the English grammar, punctuation and spelling test, an exclamation is required to start with What or How," the guidance for Key Stage 1 and 2 national curriculum tests states.

    Children are expected to be able to recognise and write examples of exclamation sentences, and will not get any credit for using exclamation marks in other ways, examiners have been told."

    Source: Nonsense! Backlash over new school rules on exclamation marks - Telegraph

    What the ****!!!!?!???

    #2
    Nazis

    Sentences beginning with 'what' or 'how' are questions.

    FFS! That is a exclamation.

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      #3
      Originally posted by AtW View Post
      Primary school pupils will only get credit for using exclamation marks in sentences beginning with 'what' or 'how', under strict new Government rules.
      What a load of bollocks! How ******* stupid this government is!

      Like that?

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        #4
        What I, think, we really need, is a lot, more commas.
        bloggoth

        If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
        John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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              #7
              Here's some Russian cursive, as a non-native Russian speaker this is impossible!! Something about Lillies.....

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                #8
                https://piclinegirl.com/2016/05/08/w...of-bs-this-is/

                Makes my blood boil!

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                  #9
                  It'll be a bit awkward for kids living in Westward Ho!
                  Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ here

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by AtW View Post
                    "Children are expected to be able to recognise and write examples of exclamation sentences, and will not get any credit for using exclamation marks in other ways, examiners have been told."
                    Is this a good example....?

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