Posted on 07/14/2016 4:28:16 PM PDT by Jed Eckert
Good for you. I don't think I'd trust anyone who knows the meaning of "avulse". And I hate authors who sit with a thesaurus and change normal words to stupid words.
But I want my president to be someone who understands the meaning of the word "terrorist".
:-)
Yep.
.27%
I got 29975, top 0.12%
My Vocabulary Size is about:30500!
I am teaching math all summer ... might need to consider changing my focus.
> The test they used on DU is completely different. The “test” gives you two pages of words and ask you to check the one you know. So, as usual, they can make outrageous claims without the need to prove them.
That test does include more difficult words, and it’s possible to receive a higher score (higher vocabulary estimate). As you point out, though, you yourself check the words you know, so if you think you know some but are mistaken (and don’t verify the meaning in a dictionary), your score will be deceptively high.
I missed “avulse”, and got 30325 on the test in this thread. On the one in the other thread, I left these words unchecked — epigone, embonpoint, cantle, oneiromancy, williwaw, funambulist, hypnopompic, opsimath, sparge — and got 41900.
I.love my car. I love a good hamburger.
Those are use ages that are common everyday language.....like is acceptable in those cases
bump
I got 3
That wasn’t one of the words, but I use it often.
30,150
I quasi-guessed on avulse too.
Your English Vocabulary Size is:
72
Bottom 0.01%
If you have a pet, they probably have a larger vocabulary than you. It is unlikely that you can read this, but if you can please follow the link at the bottom of this page to enroll in an exceptional online course for English as a third language!
30325 ★★★ Top 0.01%
Oh yeah, I'm another Shakespeare!
"You can even create new words that will expand the English dictionary."
OK, let's start with Libsgone...! I like it.
I forgot the word count because SweetiePalm wanted to take the test.
I have read a lot for a long time. I write Science Fiction because I haven't ever read something like what I write.
I don't find it surprising that FReepers would tend toward the high end of the population.
"Ceterum censeo Hillary esse delendam."
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
30,150
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