Grammar question/word game

[AngelRose]

Numbat

 

[AngelRose]

View attachment 1221 an okapi also have stripes

 

[Creamo2]

What is the correct form. . . a leopard IS recognised by its stripes or a leopard ARE recognised by its stripes?

A leopard (singular) is recognised by its stripes and leopards (plural) are recognised by their stripes

 

[supercookie123]

I don't get it. Is it supposed to be a riddle / joke?

 

[megs233]

I don't get it. Is it supposed to be a riddle / joke?

A leopard (singular) is recognised by ITS stripes and leopards (plural) are recognised by THEIR stripes

 

[LadyOnArooftop]

A leopard (singular) is recognised by its stripes and leopards (plural) are recognised by their stripes

I don't get it. Is it supposed to be a riddle / joke?

Leopards don't have stripes they have spots

 

[supercookie123]

Leopards don't have stripes they have spots

OH MY ACTUAL GOD.

I am going to either start reading properly or kill my account here / jump off something high up with a concrete base. The SHAME. I THOUGHT the grammatical suggestion of 'its' / 'their' was a bit basic. Bugger.

 

[ladymuck]

If a plane crashed on the border between Austria and Germany, which country would the survivors be buried in?

 

[Bad_Influence]

If a plane crashed on the border between Austria and Germany, which country would the survivors be buried in?

You bury survivors? Murderer! Lol

 

[Bad_Influence]

OH MY ACTUAL GOD.

.

There is no god, as discussed on another forum. lol

 

[Deadpool]

If a plane crashed on the border between Austria and Germany, which country would the survivors be buried in?

Whichever country theyre from or reside in once they eventually die

 

[supercookie123]

If a plane crashed on the border between Austria and Germany, which country would the survivors be buried in?

I'm not even playing! *Flounces*

 

[supercookie123]

There is no god, as discussed on another forum. lol

I have my own one. I meant that one, obvs!

 

[NightOwl65]

Whichever country theyre from or reside in once they eventually die

Not if they were lost at sea

theyre = they're

# ApostrophesRule

 

[megs233]

Not if they were lost at sea

theyre = they're

# ApostrophesRule

But my dear it plainly says on the Boarders of two countries.

 

[Bad_Influence]

But my dear it plainly says on the Boarders of two countries.

* BORDERS *

 

[megs233]

* BORDERS *

naaaarr like boarders better lol

 

[NightOwl65]

But my dear it plainly says on the Boarders of two countries.

PMSL megs, read the thread from the start

#MegsLostThePlot

 

[megs233]

PMSL megs, read the thread from the start

#MegsLostThePlot

made you giggle did't I

 

[Deadpool]

Not if they were lost at sea

theyre = they're

# ApostrophesRule

Apostrophe smostrophe. Appreciate I never put there or their