There are words like "sparge" that I would guess is a derivative of the Latin spargere, but since I've never seen it actually used I didn't check it. I did enjoy seeing "terpsichorean" though it really should be capitalized.
Anyway, it said my vocabulary is 38,800 words. That's probably on the very low side, given that there are thousands upon thousands of Latin, Greek and French words that bled through into English.
Anyway, it said my vocabulary is 38,800 words. That's probably on the very low side, given that there are thousands upon thousands of Latin, Greek and French words that bled through into English.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Help out these researchers: test your English vocabulary
- 21/08/2011 03:07:24 PM
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When I first read that I thought you meant "nitty-gritty" was one of the words they checked. 
- 21/08/2011 03:26:28 PM
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- 21/08/2011 03:26:28 PM
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Perhpas I misunderstood the instructions, because it told me my vocabulary is 1680 words. *NM*
- 21/08/2011 04:03:19 PM
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I tried to be very conservative
- 21/08/2011 04:55:08 PM
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That was my thought as well
- 21/08/2011 06:24:06 PM
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Indeed. If you read their explanation, however, there's a decent reason for that.
- 21/08/2011 06:27:34 PM
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I got 35700, but I was perhaps too generous in ticking boxes.
- 21/08/2011 07:49:24 PM
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The wife had the same reaction to "lots", "somewhat" and "not much".
- 21/08/2011 10:15:05 PM
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Yeah, she would.
- 21/08/2011 10:54:20 PM
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That makes sense.
- 22/08/2011 03:49:18 PM
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Neat link, It seems I'm around 25600. Made me want to get my dictinary out... *NM*
- 22/08/2011 03:43:24 PM
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Low- 22,800. *NM*
I like the rice one from years ago. Still, I so kicked ass that I won't post...
- 23/08/2011 04:57:58 AM
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37000... It's interesting how it makes you remember how you know some of the harder words
- 23/08/2011 12:16:17 PM
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