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7wo7rees (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 11:26 PM Original message |
Test your vocabulary |
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Pool Hall Ace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. I guess I'm a dum-dum |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
38. I'm not much better at just below the exact median: 27,100 |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. Most of the words I know aren't really words, I just make them up as I go along |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. Ho-hum |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 01:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. I only got 29,200 |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I took the test a second time and forgot over a thousand words overnight |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Then I won't take the test again |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. 30,200 |
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7wo7rees (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-23-11 11:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Fo shizzle, my nizzle |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
6. Somewhere south of the 90th percentile |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
7. 39,100 words |
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7wo7rees (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Woo-Hoo! |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. *shrugs* |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
8. 36,600 |
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7wo7rees (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:04 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. That last column was weighted for difficulty. Don't feel bad. It was a minefield. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
11. It estimated 33,800 words, putting me just above the 80th percentile. |
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7wo7rees (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:14 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Good point. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
50. My first run through, 33,800 |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
14. 35,700, |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
15. 36,800 --- somewhere between 90th & 95th percentile |
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7wo7rees (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 01:27 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Y'all some smart mugs |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 04:05 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. When I was in the sixth grade at a two-room school in West Virginia, our class was given an IQ test. |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 07:01 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Did you notice a word twice spelled incorrectly in my previous post? |
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suninvited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I remember being in school and learning |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 09:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. --- self-delete --- (duplicate) |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 09:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. You were fortunate! |
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Pool Hall Ace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Teehee -- I noticed right away! |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Thank you for the giggle! |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. I learned to spell so well to avoid the dictionary... |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Does that mean you, too, are addicted to the 2-volume compact version of the OED? |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 10:20 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Even though my vocabulary is "low" compared to y'all, |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 10:49 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I've had occasion to use that etymology dictionary when I'm online . . . but . . . |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 11:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. That whole "family" of reference pages is a nice source :) |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:02 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Bookmarked the links. Thank you! |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:13 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Yeah, definitely a big time-waster |
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VenusRising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 02:49 AM Response to Original message |
17. 32, 600. |
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zen_bohemian (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
18. 23,600 ....I didnt know them thar smart words |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
19. Problem is that it's self-report. |
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Raffi Ella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
23. That was fun! |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
25. 34,700 (between 85th and 90th percentle) |
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sorcrow (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. Hmmm.... |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
28. This test is sparged with unusual words not known outside the clerisy causing an unnecessary pother. |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
29. 37,800 |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
36. 40,600 words - but I'm geeky and old |
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CaptRandom (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-24-11 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
40. Wow....Im depressed now...:) |
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kimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
44. 35,300 |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
45. 41,300 words. Should I be embarrassed? |
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Twinguard (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
47. 33k words |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
48. The only drawback of that test is that it is possible to cheat. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:28 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. With the powers of |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 02:43 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Scored 76,642 known words on this test. |
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Petrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 03:23 AM Response to Reply #48 |
53. The freerice.com site provides for multiple-choice but doesn't measure vocabulary as such. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
49. 33,200 words, 80th precentile |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 03:49 AM Response to Original message |
54. 35,400 (nt) |
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RushIsRot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 05:20 AM Response to Original message |
55. 34,100 |
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6000eliot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 05:29 AM Response to Original message |
56. 37,400 |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
57. 42,200 |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
58. 36,600 |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
59. 37,500, between the 90th and 95th percentile |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
60. 36,200 |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
61. 38,000. But then, I read the dictionary for fun. |
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Rochester (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
62. 27,800 |
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