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    From Mike Swift@mike.swift@yeton.co.uk to uk.media.tv.misc on Fri Apr 14 01:26:21 2023
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.tv.misc

    The dodgy BBC have struck again.

    I might be being paranoid but in this quiz every time someone gives an
    answer and then realises they have got it wrong and give another one the
    stock answer is" I'm sorry, we have to accept your first answer"

    Last night someone gave an answer and then changed their mind to a
    different pronunciation which was accepted, it turned out the original pronunciation was correct but they got a 100 score.

    Mike
    --
    Michael Swift We do not regard Englishmen as foreigners.
    Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
    Yorkshire Halvard Lange
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  • From Steve@steve@nospam.invalid to uk.media.tv.misc on Fri Apr 14 10:23:31 2023
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.tv.misc

    On 14/04/2023 2:26, Mike Swift wrote:
    The dodgy BBC have struck again.

    I might be being paranoid but in this quiz every time someone gives an answer and then realises they have got it wrong and give another one the stock answer is" I'm sorry, we have to accept your first answer"

    Last night someone gave an answer and then changed their mind to a
    different pronunciation which was accepted, it turned out the original pronunciation was correct but they got a 100 score.

    Mike

    I think they are easier on the celebrities generally and they get easier questions.
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  • From Stephen Wolstenholme@stephenwolstenholme30@outlook.com to uk.media.tv.misc on Fri Apr 14 14:34:07 2023
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.tv.misc

    On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 01:26:21 +0100, Mike Swift
    <mike.swift@yeton.co.uk> wrote:

    The dodgy BBC have struck again.

    I might be being paranoid but in this quiz every time someone gives an >answer and then realises they have got it wrong and give another one the >stock answer is" I'm sorry, we have to accept your first answer"

    Last night someone gave an answer and then changed their mind to a
    different pronunciation which was accepted, it turned out the original >pronunciation was correct but they got a 100 score.

    Mike

    That's a good reason not to watch "Celebrities".

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  • From Dave W@davewi11@yahoo.co.uk to uk.media.tv.misc on Fri Apr 14 22:15:09 2023
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.tv.misc

    On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 01:26:21 +0100, Mike Swift
    <mike.swift@yeton.co.uk> wrote:

    The dodgy BBC have struck again.

    I might be being paranoid but in this quiz every time someone gives an >answer and then realises they have got it wrong and give another one the >stock answer is" I'm sorry, we have to accept your first answer"

    Last night someone gave an answer and then changed their mind to a
    different pronunciation which was accepted, it turned out the original >pronunciation was correct but they got a 100 score.

    Mike

    No, they said "ornithopter" then changed it to "ornicopter". Not mispronunciation.
    Dave W
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