Originally posted by BowmannYou're putting WAAAAAY too much faith in the abilit of people to punctuate properly. For a start, neither of the sentences in the riddle starts with a capital letter. There's also no question mark at the end.
That probably deserves a "rec." But I'm afraid you'll have to commit that one to memory, THUD.
Hmm, I don't suppose 'friday' could really be a proper noun, given the small "f", so I'm stumped.
I say Friday is the name of his horse.
Originally posted by orfeoAnd spell correctly.
You're putting WAAAAAY too much faith in the abilit of people to punctuate properly. For a start, neither of the sentences in the riddle starts with a capital letter. There's also no question mark at the end.
I say Friday is the name of his horse.
I believe your answer is "officially" the correct one.
Originally posted by BowmannThis is a message board on a chess site, not the Declaration of Independence. I agree wholeheartedly that spelling, punctuation and so on are quite important for communication, but there's a payoff between accuracy and time management. I correct typographical errors when I see them, and I generally DO see them, but it's a mistake to think I'm going to scrupulously proofread everything. It simply isn't worth it.
Yes you can. You can check your post before submitting it. And failing that, there's the "Edit" option.
Um, back to the quiz. Does he burn the chair and set off a fire alarm?