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"Question to anyone who speaks English !"

Yesterday was my English exam, and there was a question that I disagreed on with all the English teachers in the school, so in order to know the exact correct answer, the best thing to do is to ask British people (I am Egyptian by the way). This is the question:

Begin the following phrase with the word "Books", so that it would give the same meaning:
-People still read books.

My answer: Books are still being read by people.
The teachers' answer: Books are still read by people.

There are only 2 students in the school that wrote my answer: Me and my friend, and we're both the best English students in the school. And I mean the BEST, there is no one else in the school that can be compared to us. While on the other hand, all 3 English teachers in the school say that the correct answer is the other one, so ?

RastaBillySkank wrote:
> homosh wrote:
> English.
>
> Then why are you being tested on it in the style of a foreign
> language?

To other Egyptians it's foreign, to me it's my native language.

homosh wrote:
> English.

Then why are you being tested on it in the style of a foreign language?

SHDANFPKADIP I ALREADY TYPEDEDED THAT.

Idiot.

:-)

homosh wrote:
> I'll put it this way: I talk with UK and American people. That's the
> usual thing for me. Do you usually speak to Egyptian people ?

There aren't very many around here, no...
The UK is full of stupid and intolerant people as well though. Have you seen some of our papers? political parties? celebrities? TV shows?

Try living in Britain, mate.

You have pyramids, sand and sun.

RastaBillySkank wrote:
> What's your native language?

English.

homosh wrote:
Do you usually speak to Egyptian people ?

All the time, me and Egypt are like that *crosses fingers*

homosh wrote:
> Memorandum! wrote:
> homosh wrote:
> It's a shithole. It's full
> of stupidity and ignorance.
>
> ye...ever been to the UK?
>
> I'll put it this way: I talk with UK and American people. That's the
> usual thing for me. Do you usually speak to Egyptian people ?

that has nothing to do with what he was referring to

Can't be bothered to read the other posts.

Just thought I'd say:

The teachers are right, what you wrote is passive. The action revolves around people instead of the book.


Meh, to anyone that goes "SHDANFPKADIP I ALREADY TYPEDEDED THAT."

Memorandum! wrote:
> homosh wrote:
> It's a shithole. It's full
> of stupidity and ignorance.
>
> ye...ever been to the UK?

I'll put it this way: I talk with UK and American people. That's the usual thing for me. Do you usually speak to Egyptian people ?