The Commonly Confused Words Test

I generally don't do these on-line tests, but I couldn't resist this one, which I saw in suellenr's journal.

The Commonly Confused Words Test


My results:

English Genius

You scored 100% Beginner, 93% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 83% Expert!

You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!

Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope you enjoyed it!

Is there a big black market demand for these?

OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian family's swimming pool wasn't just bolted down, it was in the ground. But that did not impede a band of determined thieves.

When the Nicolaysen family visited their mountain cabin last weekend, they discovered a big hole in the yard in place of the swimming pool that had been installed 20 years ago.

"This can't be, we thought," Arild Nicolaysen told state radio network NRK last Monday. "We didn't think it was possible. No one can steal a swimming pool."

Evidently, someone did.

At some point since early November, when the family closed up the cabin for the winter, their 16-foot-diameter pool and all its equipment was uprooted and stolen.

"It must have been a terrible job to disassemble such a big pool. There is a steel lining all the way around, plus there is a plastic liner and then there was a skimming system, a filter system and a lot of big hoses and pipes," said Brit Nicolaysen, who owns the cabin with her husband.

Hmmm...I wonder how much I could get for my neighbors' pool.....