Grammar test

1LRM3 · 07-14-2016, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by smoosh

Suck it, you non-reading bitches

forget tinder bro ... smoosh has the iSCHMART app! Brainpop boy!

1LRM3 · 07-14-2016, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Joekerr

Calling out jtodd_fl - I told you I'd be back!

http://www.arealme.com/vocabulary-size-test/en/

Everyone - Post first real score - no cheating!

I got 29,625 - I have a sneaky feeling I'll be beat, just interested to see by how many.

we tied... are we related by chance?

jgoens · 07-14-2016, 05:07 PM

Here's mine.

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smoosh · 07-14-2016, 05:14 PM

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Here's mine.

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MKSixer · 07-14-2016, 05:26 PM

I will ask my sister to take it. She's the genius in the family.

jtodd_fl · 07-14-2016, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 1LRM3

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Originally Posted by Joekerr

Calling out jtodd_fl - I told you I'd be back!

http://www.arealme.com/vocabulary-size-test/en/

Everyone - Post first real score - no cheating!

I got 29,625 - I have a sneaky feeling I'll be beat, just interested to see by how many.

we tied... are we related by chance?

Knowing my Dad, it's quite possible.

Mike. · 07-14-2016, 06:24 PM

If this wasnt 50 questions, I would do it.

csu87 · 07-14-2016, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Biorin

I'm absolutely drowning in work today, so I decided to make the most of my productivity by doing this quick list:

fuck, im the 5th dumbest.

Gesler · 07-14-2016, 10:12 PM

29975

Mr Tonka · 07-14-2016, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by csu87

fuck, im the 5th dumbest.

At least your user name didn't get highlighted for being on the low side of mediocre.

Banana Hammock · 07-14-2016, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

At least your user name didn't get highlighted for being on the low side of mediocre.

Yea but we're a couple notches below the low side of mediocre.

M_Six · 07-15-2016, 12:11 AM

Wifey and I have been discussing this test for a few days, She holds a Master's degree in linguistics from Ohio State and is an editor of a long-standing quarterly journal, so she's no slouch when it comes to vocabulary. She thinks, and I agree, that 30k+ words in a person's vocabulary is way low. As I posted before, there are 250,000 words *at least* in the English language. There's no way there are 220,000 words she doesn't know. And there are other issues with it. For instance, they often list as antonyms or synonyms words that aren't even the same part of speech, noun vs verb.

Biorin · 07-15-2016, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

Wifey and I have been discussing this test for a few days, She holds a Master's degree in linguistics from Ohio State and is an editor of a long-standing quarterly journal, so she's no slouch when it comes to vocabulary. She thinks, and I agree, that 30k+ words in a person's vocabulary is way low. As I posted before, there are 250,000 words *at least* in the English language. There's no way there are 220,000 words she doesn't know. And there are other issues with it. For instance, they often list as antonyms or synonyms words that aren't even the same part of speech, noun vs verb.

Agreed - the term synonym is used very loosely here. Perhaps if they had gone with "low-ranking thesaurus synonym that doesn't really mean the same thing but we included nonetheless."

WreckerX5d · 07-15-2016, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by duck fat

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Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

At least your user name didn't get highlighted for being on the low side of mediocre.

Yea but we're a couple notches below the low side of mediocre.

At least you're not the cutoff of the mediocre side..

1MOREMOD · 07-15-2016, 01:36 AM

Only got 22650 surprised, I was a rather avid reader in my past

shoei · 07-15-2016, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Only got 22650 surprised, I was a rather avid reader in my past

"In my past..."

You're always bemoaning how old you have gotten... Could be early onset Alzheimer's...

jtodd_fl · 07-15-2016, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

Wifey and I have been discussing this test for a few days, She holds a Master's degree in linguistics from Ohio State and is an editor of a long-standing quarterly journal, so she's no slouch when it comes to vocabulary. She thinks, and I agree, that 30k+ words in a person's vocabulary is way low. As I posted before, there are 250,000 words *at least* in the English language. There's no way there are 220,000 words she doesn't know. And there are other issues with it. For instance, they often list as antonyms or synonyms words that aren't even the same part of speech, noun vs verb.

Noticed this too on a few. The parts of speech disagreement was something that really threw me too. From a methodology standpoint, this test was put the best. The first red flag, as you pointed out, was that is wasn't even a grammar test. Heh.

MKSixer · 07-15-2016, 04:56 AM

I agree with the above. My coworker, who has the best vocab I have ever been exposed to, only scored 30350. Based on this I'd say that there is little correlation between scores and actual word count, no matter what they say. My coworker estimates that her vocab is between 75,000 and 100,000 words and she uses 10,000 to 15,000 on a regular basis which is very high.

Interesting exercise.

Biorin , time for an update!

Axius · 07-15-2016, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by csu87

fuck, im the 5th dumbest.

I'd trade with you, but I never turn down an opportunity to be in first place!

1MOREMOD · 07-15-2016, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by shoei

"In my past..."

You're always bemoaning how old you have gotten... Could be early onset Alzheimer's...

No i just had a period where I read all classic literature for a number of years. I go back and reread them periodically. Several 100 of them.

silvergray545 · 07-15-2016, 10:53 AM

Man, you guys make me feel dumb.

Axius · 07-15-2016, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by silvergray545

Man, you guys make me feel dumb.

You sound upset. Learn to embrace it like me.

say it with me. I'M DUMB AND I'M PROUD!

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