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what do all these options mean like i's and others? Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:59 am  what do all these options mean like i's and others?		  
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ESL/EFL Test #292 "English Slang Idioms (14)", question 3

The new boss was a stickler for details. The employee knew he have to mind his p's and ......... around the new boss until he knew more about him.

(a) i's
(b) t's
(c) q's
(d) g's

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ESL/EFL Test #292 "English Slang Idioms (14)", answer 3

The new boss was a stickler for details. The employee knew he have to mind his p's and q's around the new boss until he knew more about him.

Correct answer: (c) q's
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Hello Shali,
There is no meaning for the other options. This question tests the students' abilities to identify the common expression which means "reminding someone to "watch his p's and q's" means to pay attention to the details."
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what do all these options mean like i's and others? Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:19 am  what do all these options mean like i's and others?		  
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The new boss was a stickler for details. The employee knew he have to mind his p's and q's around the new boss until he knew more about him.

I think that have should be had, shouldn't it ?Smile
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what do all these options mean like i's and others? Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:05 am  what do all these options mean like i's and others?		  
Hi Alex

It's also possible that the word 'would' is missing:
"The employee knew he would have to mind ..."
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what do all these options mean like i's and others? Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:22 am  what do all these options mean like i's and others?		  
Hi Shah,

Back to your question: What do all the other options mean? would be a better way of asking. In the test you are asked to choose which letter would follow 'p'. You have had the meaning
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pay attention to the details.
A supposed origin is that a printer could make a mistake when he put the 'p' or the 'q' the wrong way round as one could be mistaken for the other. That's why we have the expression asking for care and attention.

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what do all these options mean like i's and others? Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:37 am  what do all these options mean like i's and others?		  
Oh, yes. There's a typo and it will be corrected right away.
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