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Allie in Vancouver Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3949 Credit: 1,604,668 RAC: 0 |
How many words do you know Interesting little test that estimates how many (English language) words you know. I'll be honest: I only know 26,600. Roughly as literate as the average fence post. :P Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29833 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
I crashed the site :( |
arkayn Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 4438 Credit: 55,006,323 RAC: 0 |
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Allie in Vancouver Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3949 Credit: 1,604,668 RAC: 0 |
I pulled the link off of a much larger forum so maybe, all involved, have created an unintentional denial-of-service attack. :O Anyway, it seems to be back, at least for now. Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19062 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Worked for me, 34,000. |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19062 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Your total vocabulary size is estimated to be: But assuming English is not your first language the site says; Anything much beyond 10,000 words generally only comes from living abroad in an English-speaking country for a significant period of time, or else spending tremendous amounts of one's own time exposed to English media (books, sitcoms, movies, etc.). |
Jim_S Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4705 Credit: 64,560,357 RAC: 31 |
26,600 words...Not very good, CRAP! I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.) |
arkayn Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 4438 Credit: 55,006,323 RAC: 0 |
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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22202 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Oh dear, this is a tad embarassing, I only managed 43.5 thousand... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19062 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
26,600 words...Not very good, CRAP! There you go, see. A friend of mine, college tutor, has a saying he uses frequently. If you cannot express yourself without swearing, keep your *Q6kz7 mouth closed. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Thanks for being a part of the 'big electron'. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 |
34,900. A lot of the words on the list are not originally English. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Ever notice my 'english'? My use of capitols and simple marks, when I am not drinking? I am not an idiot..........lest some think otherwise.. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
38,500 |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Sometimes you don't even have to say them out loud....... Longest laugh in TV history........Lucy-x "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12 |
26,800....plus I know a few words that aren't in the dictionary. :) |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
33,500 but that only includes non medical terms. add about 10-20k more for that still not bad considering that the average is around 31k for 30+ y/o adult In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Words.........ahem. They are prat and parcel of who I am. I parse them out kindly when I can. And disburse them at random when I am not in my right mind. Or left. I have often discussed and been banned for..........my use of them. Or the use of terms bandied about in my youth that are no longer considered 'politically correct'. Go on and chastise me......if you will.. I shall continue to use and abuse the King's English, as it were..... And all other forms I can utilize,. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
I was told to not be so damned wordy when I was a teen because it really confused my classmates In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
32,200, but as the Reigning Pun Queen I have to say that it is not the words you know, but how you use them! |
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