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saagarjha ◴[] No.41909496[source]
I’m curious if anyone has the solutions to these.
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jakelazaroff ◴[] No.41909525[source]
The point is that the questions are phrased ambiguously such that a reviewer can credibly claim that a "correct" solution is wrong.

Take question 20:

> Spell backwards, forwards

Is "backwards" the object, with "forwards" describing how to spell it — as in, "Spell the word 'backwards', forwards"?

Or is it being used as an adverb, telling you how to spell the word "forwards" — as in, "Spell backwards the word 'forwards'"?

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1. kyleee ◴[] No.41909630[source]
Kind of like modern App Store review. Google must have employed some history majors