English question

[silversolitaire]

My dad brought home a test they're having people take at his base. I need you guys to give me your opinion on this.

Q: "Do you know your way around this department?"

A: "Well, I should do. By the end of the month I ..... working here for a whole year, you know."

A) have been.
B) 'll have been.
C) 'll be.

[Poll #1131412]

To me "I should do" sounds absolutely totally wrong. I've asked other people and most are with me, but one Brit said it sounds okay. I'm confused now and would like to know what you guys think about this. This test is meant to test people's feeling for the language. Pretty much like the TOEFL (test of English as a foreign language). I find it a bit disconcerting if it's not 100% correct in its own questions!

Comments

[wednesdayschild.livejournal.com]

'I should do' sounds totally fine to me! It's a phrase that lots of people I know use (myself included).

[elance.livejournal.com]

'I should do' is British slang/informal speech, it's not totally wrong if that's what you're going for.

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Thanks! That clears up a lot!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_profiterole_/]

That sounds really weird to me. Some people might say it (though I've never heard it), but I don't see how it could be gramatically correct.

[pigglet27.livejournal.com]

I said "I should do" was wrong, but in reality it depends on context. In and of itself, I would never say "I should do." as a complete sentence without some other addition such as "I should do that."

I does strike me as a "Brit"thing to say, so I don't know. :-)

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Yes, looks like it's British... so weird! LOL

[darth-revich.livejournal.com]

It sounds so stupid. I can't imagine it being said by someone educated.

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Yes, I had the same feeling, but looks like Brits say it quite a lot! O.o

[darth-revich.livejournal.com]

Well, native speakers often make mistakes.

[timbershiver.livejournal.com]

HEY! WE INVENTED OXFORD!

[timbershiver.livejournal.com]

I think 'I should do' is very British. It's usually preceded by a slightly sarcastic, "Well,..."
It's sort of self-deprecating: "If I don't know my way away around by now, I'm a total moron."

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

LOL... sarcasm in an official Army test... haha. Thanks!

[timbershiver.livejournal.com]

hah hah! I missed that bit and just went straight to the poll!

Well, I'm sure the Army needs MOAR SARKAZM!!!

It's a fantastic weapon in the War Against Terrorisizem!

[daasgrrl.livejournal.com]

IAWTC. Australians use it too, but I think of it as somethng very typically British.

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Yes, by now I've reached that conclusion too! *g* Thanks!

[lilka.livejournal.com]

'I should do' is British. I think 'I ought to' would fall into the same category.

[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

it sounds fine to me, but yes there is a hint of sarcasm.

[cayendi.livejournal.com]

here via via (can't even remember where from)

I don't see anything wrong with 'I should do'

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

By the looks of your profile it was probably something Torchwood related! ^^;

And okay! By now I've reached the conclusion that half of the globe seems to think "I should do" is weird and the other that it's okay.