I think Zoe was still smarting from Arjun and Emma's criticisms of her in the boardroom, which she seemed to be very much surprised by, hence her sulky demeanour. But she wasn't that unsupportive; she made a bit of an ungracios show over doing the first pitch, but she did do it and got good feedback. She could have been better, but was probably more helpful than Emma even so.

I agree you do so glimpses of vulnerability; she is after all still a teenager.

I admire her. She is incredibly articulate and savvy. When I was 17 I couldn't string two words together let alone deliver a brilliant sales pitch.

I got the impression early that she had watch previous series, and the word was used there.

I think they all did! I definitely heard one of them start to say 'Siralun' before correcting themself in one of the first episodes.

I agree. She is fantastic and so composed for a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl. I loved when she said the name of the water was "onomatopeic".
Brilliant!
I so enjoyed watching her even though I knew they'd never let her win.

Hmmm, I don't know. She studies A-Level English so might be well read.

I think it's fair to say, yes she's well read. Both from her chosen subjects and her background. I mean, a teenager not using txt spk? One who loves the sound of words? More common than you'd think. An arty backround will include all the arts.

I think that being well educated applied to just about all of them however. Accents aren't any guide and haven't been for say 60 years.

Her vocab was fricking outstanding to be fair. Time and time again she was using words that senior directors in my company wouldn't have known.

She's mentioned in one of her interviews that she's an avid viewer of The Apprentice.

Indeed. More likely that people on The Apprentice increased their vocabulary from listening to Zoe than the other way round. Include Sugar in that.

They all are. You wouldn't apply for a show you know nothing of.
Unless you're a lawyer

But to suggest that just cos someone has heard a word used on TA and that's their only exposure to it is a bit patronising.

'onomatopoeic' is a word you'd hear while discussing poetry (GCSE Eng) Also discussed on QI a while back.

'autocratic' is a word you'd find in history or politics. Or complaining about your parents, teachers, girl gang leader, etc.

Yeah but you'll know TA has jumped the shark when a candidate says "bunny off a scratch" as if anyone knows what that means.
(Means wot I bleeding mean it to mean)

Zoe was incredibly annoying and a little rude at times. However I saw glimmers of brilliance and at times I liked her. She's got great potential, I wouldn't have been surprised if she'd won had she been on the winning team. She just needs to reign in that irritating superiority that she feels she has over people, and she'll be raking it in.

I hope she doesn't get too disheartened with all the horrible comments she's receiving. I feel that a lot of this series (as with all other series) has been cleverly edited to create its usual goodies and baddies. She's incredibly articulate and bright, and I'm sure she'll strive to be a success.

Yup, first thing I thought when she said it. I learned that word in English class when I was 13!

I watched the Amsterdam episode today (I had missed the original broadcast) and Zoe came out with another good one from her extensive vocabulary when she said it was the penultimate task. Nice one, Zoe!

`When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.'

Penultimate isn't that impressive a word, in fairness. I knew that word from a young age, and anyone with an interest in sports is likely to have known it from childhood too.

Was the poem Jabberwocky? That's a favourite for children. For, not neccessarily of.

hehehe

FTW any candidate that answers some of his slang with 'Yes, Lord Humpty'

No, it was around the time we were learning poems by Tennyson et al.

Don't know of this Jabberwocky myself, doesn't seem to be taught in Ireland.

I'd have thought Ireland has enough poets to get started with

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabberwocky
It has a lot of made up words, but many indicate sounds or movement.

I think I've discovered Lady Gaga's key influence...

It's not just the fact that Zoe knows a few long words it's her manner that is so impressive. What were you like when you were 17? Not as confident and assured as Zoe I'll wager. I certainly wasn't.

Nope, there wasn't a peep out of me. She has a confidence that most of us acquire in uni or the uni of life!

Thank goodness Zoe and Tim were chosen from this 28,000, otherwise it would have been a very dull Junior Apprentice. Zoe has that star quality and put all the other contestants in the shade. I'm not too sure about the bright red lipstick in the business world.