English language trivia
Spelling, grammar, vocabulary, idioms and the history behind words. Trivia for anyone who winces at a misplaced apostrophe and wants to prove they know exactly where the tricky rules and exceptions hide.
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How do you spell the verb meaning "to provide lodging"?
- accommodate
- acommodate
- accomodate
- acomodate
In British usage, "inverted commas" are…
- semicolons
- quotation marks
- hyphens
- apostrophes
"Thesaurus" comes from a Greek word meaning…
- treasure
- big book
- learning
- synonym
At a restaurant, Americans ask for the "check". Britons ask for the…
- account
- tally
- tab
- bill
To "hit the sack" means to…
- go to bed
- get fired
- punch hard
- go shopping
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