Sunday, June 14, 2026

Some Answers from a 10th Grade English Exam



Okay, this will read funny to a native English speaker, but you need to know this is from an English exam in a German school. Look carefully, and you will find sparks of genius here. Handshoes is a direct translation of handschuhe, which is German for gloves. Waterkrank probably means seasickness. Altogether it highlights the difficulty of learning a new form of grammar. They certainly know English better than I know German! Commenters pointed out they've seen worse from native English speakers. (via reddit

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