Topic: Questionaut.

[JacksRag(e)]

It's a fun little BBC flash game.  Float around, figure out little puzzles and answer questions.  I've been having fun with it.  And it's pretty nice looking, too.
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/games/questionaut/questionaut.swf

[Xessive]

Sweet! It's just like that other whimsical one

[WindAndConfusion]

1) The physics of that game are fucked up.
2) In the lower-left corner, there's an icon of a red mushroom with white spots. Clicking this icon reveals the game was created by AmanitaDesign.com. Amanitas Muscaria is a type of hallucinogenic mushroom widely distributed throughout Asia and North America.

[Xessive]

I think Que would like this game

I'm really enjoying it so far

[PyroMenace]

I did fine on most of them except the last one, the grammar part kicked my ass.

[JacksRag(e)]

Because the most disconcerting part of this game is the realistic-ocity of it.

That's right.  Realistic-ocity.

[W7RE]

I can tell this shit is british. "Full stop" = period, apparently.

EDIT: hmmm. I'd have to play the whole thing through again to know for sure, but I think it just told me "Right, thought and fort do sound the same, but they don't have the same meaning, so they're not homophones."

[PyroMenace]

Yea, Ive never heard of this "Full stop" business, that got me too.

[Xessive]

Yea, Ive never heard of this "Full stop" business, that got me too.

I guess that's benefit of growing up in British schools.. The only question that bumped me was "Which material would make better swimwear." I didn't think absorbancy mattered since I had seen 'spandex' swimming trunks.

[Antares]

I can tell this shit is british. "Full stop" = period, apparently.

EDIT: hmmm. I'd have to play the whole thing through again to know for sure, but I think it just told me "Right, thought and fort do sound the same, but they don't have the same meaning, so they're not homophones."

YOU'RE A HOMOPHONE!









zing!

[W7RE]

YOU'RE A HOMOPHONE!









zing!

Actually, I did stop to chuckle at the word homophone before answering the question. I've never heard that term before, but the question gave a definition.

[Antares]

My grammar questions were actually pretty easy.  I had to guess a little on the definition of a clause, but I got it right.

[beo]

My grammar questions were actually pretty easy.  I had to guess a little on the definition of a clause, but I got it right.

well you would hope so. the game is designed for seven to eleven year olds.

[PyroMenace]

well you would hope so. the game is designed for seven to eleven year olds.

Haha yea. I just wanted to see how much knowledge I have retained being that I was raised in a poorly educated country and in one of the worst states for education.

[W7RE]

I've always been great with grammar, but I do have a problem with it. I don't know what shit is called. I can write just fine, and have little to no problems with grammar and punctuation. If I need to identify a type of phrase or word, I'm lost. The only things that come to mind right now are "past participle" and "adverb". I have no fucking idea what they are, but I'm sure I understand how to use them properly.

[Quemaqua]

I can identify a fair bit of that kind of stuff, but I'm like you in that my usage of it is mostly inherent, not based on memorized facts.  It doesn't interest me in the slightest despite my love of the English language and writing in general.