[QUOTE=Whirlygig][I suspect the "i"t typo is an example of well-placed irony or maybe a Freudian slip?/QUOTE]
Indeed whirls, although PilotDAR's errors occur in a sentence in which he refers to proof reading I don't believe it is as a result of well placed irony.
Is it really that surprising that a PPL student, who at 27 years of age (if indeed that is correct), has come through school, possibly further education and a significant part of life without understanding the basics of English, can be near completing training without knowing the answer to the questions posed? I dread to think how well the pre flight is carried out? The mind boggles!