linguistics·LinguisticsbyInnerworld How many of the 170k English words do you know?cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/1177551 Comments https://vocabowl-870366514258.us-west1.run.app/Open linkView original on lemmy.world23Comments15
PPumaStoleMyBluff lemmy.worldOnly had one real quibble, for Sanguine there were answers for both peaceful and red. The grandmaster tier actually felt easier than the previous two because the red herrings were so blatant. 89/100 for an estimate of about 73k known words!9
ddavidgro lemmy.world2Hide 2 replies93/100. Estimate of 74,750 known words. I definitely guessed on some of them, and had decent luck.4
ttychosmoose piefed.social97/100 I had a vague sense of one I got wrong and second guessed, picking the opposite. Two of the 97 were 50:50 guesses. Oh, and it estimated 81,250 words.2
tristynalxander mander.xyz Vow Lie comfortably to someone Forget Quickly What was said Solemnly promise to do something Laugh loudly at the joke Okay, wow, who hurt them? Also there are no correct answers on "Complacent", so I quit at 40. Honestly, there were a few that were getting tough though.3
ffarmgineer nord.pubI was going to say "at least three", but someone is always faster. Instead, I started the quiz but got bored by entry 10.1
ssome_guy lemmy.sdf.orgAll of them. I could prove it, but it'd take a long time and I've got stuff to do, so…1
Only had one real quibble, for Sanguine there were answers for both peaceful and red.
The grandmaster tier actually felt easier than the previous two because the red herrings were so blatant.
89/100 for an estimate of about 73k known words!
Enough to be able to communicate.
At least
58 of them.at least three
I win!
No.
93/100. Estimate of 74,750 known words.
I definitely guessed on some of them, and had decent luck.
I got 84 and it told me to read the dictionary...
I got dictionary also, I think that's the highest category
97/100
I had a vague sense of one I got wrong and second guessed, picking the opposite. Two of the 97 were 50:50 guesses.
Oh, and it estimated 81,250 words.
Okay, wow, who hurt them?
Also there are no correct answers on "Complacent", so I quit at 40. Honestly, there were a few that were getting tough though.
Not a native speaker, got 88 - although I'll admit a few were a lucky guess.
I was going to say "at least three", but someone is always faster. Instead, I started the quiz but got bored by entry 10.
All of them. I could prove it, but it'd take a long time and I've got stuff to do, so…
Not enough.