Language Test: Answer Key
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33. Pick out the sentence that IS NOT using the wrong spelling of any words.
- A. A good shot of expresso really gets me going in the morning.
- B. I tend to prefer sherbet to ice cream.
- C. I'll listen to any music featuring Dar Williams because her subject matter peeks my interest.
- D. Every time I see a misplaced apostrophe, I want to bury the responsible party in an unmarked grave, but I don't think that makes me violent, per say.
B is the only right answer. Some people think this dessert is called "sherbert." I don't know why they stick the r in there.
The others:
- A gives you the dreaded "expresso." No, it's "espresso." I promise you. I don't care about how the caffeine in it wakes up your brain on the express plan. It's "espresso."
- C is the dreaded "piques" again, though this time it's using "peek" instead of "peak." I guess people think the interest is "peeking" out of where it was hiding? Nope. Still "pique," the French word meaning "stimulate."
- D misuses the phrase "per se." It means "in, of, or by itself." I've also see "perse" and "persay." DON'T DO THIS.
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