How’s your Vocabulary?
I aim to post every other day, on odd-numbered days, and sometimes I take a “vacation” on the first of the month when the previous month ends in an odd number. But my brother sent me a link to something fun, and mentioning it is easy enough that I’m posting it on the first of August, the day after July 31.
It claims to be a vocabulary test, and it probably is, though it tells you a vocabulary size “accurate” to five digits, and your percentile score accurate to hundredths of a percent. Those numbers are probably unrealistically precise. But the test itself seems reasonable, and it was fun.
http://www.arealme.com/vocabulary-size-test/en/
The website itself looks like a good time-waster. It’s a lot of made-up tests. I’d be a little bit suspicious that they collect some data from their visitors.
Okay, I scored in the top 0.12% with a vocabulary of 29975. I invite you to post your score in the comments.
P.S. I mentioned dubious numerical precision in the second paragraph. Here’s an article about the opposite—indefinite hyperbolic numerals. Numbers such as “zillion.”
pretty embarrassing – my vocabulary size is like that of a 10-year-old child in the US. At the same time I am supposedly in the top 40.13%. So what does that tell me: Do almost 60% of the people in the US have a weaker command of the language than the average 10-year-old child? Are those the people that would like to see Donald Trump as their president? 🙂
Anyway – my algebra scores in your math classes were a lot more fun than this test! 🙂 Like your blog a lot, Mr George!
I’m in the top 39,3%. This means my vocabulary is like a 14-year old in the US! Luckily I’m from Belgium.