New "English language" quizz

Maciamo · Aug 15, 2003, 23:11

Check the quizz section. I've just added it for your enjoyment (and education

)

kirei_na_me · Aug 16, 2003, 00:05

You just delight in stumping us, don't you, Maciamo?!

5 out of 10...oh, the shame...

Maciamo · Aug 16, 2003, 10:18

Don't worry, others will do worse.

Erik · Aug 16, 2003, 10:26

Originally posted by Maciamo
Don't worry, other will do worse.

lol, like me! I scored an impressive 10% ! But this seems more focused on the history of english language... I was expecting it to be a little more about grammer and vocab! but I'm sure I'd get 10% on either one! =P

Maciamo · Aug 16, 2003, 12:25

How could I possibly test 500.000 words + grammar in 10 questions ? Most people here are native speakers anyway, so it wouldn't be fair for others (like me

). If you wanna test your voc and grammar try TOEFL, TOIEC or Cambridge tests (they can be tough even for natives, as 20% of Brits failed the Cambridge Proficiency Exam for non-native speakers !).

**jeisan** · Aug 16, 2003, 13:04

actually ive read that there were more than 1,000,000 words inthe english language. and growing everyday since people keep making words up and importing others.

Erik · Aug 16, 2003, 16:12

Originally posted by Maciamo
How could I possibly test 500.000 words + grammar in 10 questions ? Most people here are native speakers anyway, so it wouldn't be fair for others (like me ). If you wanna test your voc and grammar try TOEFL, TOIEC or Cambridge tests (they can be tough even for natives, as 20% of Brits failed the Cambridge Proficiency Exam for non-native speakers !).

I'm not suggesting that you should have tested in vocab in grammer, I'm just merely saying your quiz was only history related. =P Still, it was quite challenging. I enjoyed it more than I enjoyed my score!

Maciamo · Aug 16, 2003, 17:49

Originally posted by jeisan
actually ive read that there were more than 1,000,000 words inthe english language. and growing everyday since people keep making words up and importing others.

My sources are from Cambridge University. They said there are at least 500.000 words, but this is already huge and includes probably half of scientific names (all animals, plants, virus, medicine, minerals, stars names, etc.) and old words from previous centuries (but not "Anglo-saxon", though, as it was another language, even if it's also called Old English).

As the average native speakers only know about 10 to 15.000 words and university educated people could hope for 20 to 25.000 and linguistics and English specailists (including the best writers) between 30 and 60.000 words, 500.000 or 1 million words doesn't make much difference as anyway nobody will ever know more than 10% of them. Thus I don't think new words that appears every year (a few hundred or thousands at best, worldwide) make a big difference.

okaeri_man · Dec 26, 2003, 19:09

damn im good. 8/10. could have done better, but i think i can live with it.

**lexico** · Mar 2, 2005, 00:50

Originally Posted by Maciamo

...as 20% of Brits failed the Cambridge Proficiency Exam for non-native speakers !

That is sad. Does that mean nonnative speakers should play dumb to sound like a genuine native speaker ?

Djt23 · Mar 10, 2006, 07:02

hahahahaha

changedonrequest · Mar 15, 2006, 10:22

mmmm.....what or where is the quiz section? Link please

**jeisan** · Mar 16, 2006, 01:04

quizz section has been gone for a couple of years now, it never reappeared after an upgrade. this is a really old thread

Aug 15, 2003, 23:11	#1
Maciamo Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Jul 17, 2002 Location: Austrasia Posts: 6,647	New "English language" quizz Check the quizz section. I've just added it for your enjoyment (and education ) __________________ Over 100 destinations in the Japan Sightseeing Guide + detailed Tokyo Guide and Kyoto Guide Eupedia : Your Guide to Europe in English Read the "Maciamo FAQ" "What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone?", Winston Churchill.

Aug 16, 2003, 00:05	#2
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Aug 16, 2003, 10:18	#3
Maciamo Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Jul 17, 2002 Location: Austrasia Posts: 6,647	Don't worry, others will do worse. Last edited by Maciamo; Aug 16, 2003 at 12:25.

Aug 16, 2003, 10:26	#4
Erik Regular Member Join Date: Feb 5, 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 309	Originally posted by Maciamo Don't worry, other will do worse. lol, like me! I scored an impressive 10% ! But this seems more focused on the history of english language... I was expecting it to be a little more about grammer and vocab! but I'm sure I'd get 10% on either one! =P

Aug 16, 2003, 13:04	#6
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Aug 16, 2003, 12:25	#5
Maciamo Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Jul 17, 2002 Location: Austrasia Posts: 6,647	How could I possibly test 500.000 words + grammar in 10 questions ? Most people here are native speakers anyway, so it wouldn't be fair for others (like me ). If you wanna test your voc and grammar try TOEFL, TOIEC or Cambridge tests (they can be tough even for natives, as 20% of Brits failed the Cambridge Proficiency Exam for non-native speakers !).

Aug 16, 2003, 16:12	#7
Erik Regular Member Join Date: Feb 5, 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 309	Originally posted by Maciamo How could I possibly test 500.000 words + grammar in 10 questions ? Most people here are native speakers anyway, so it wouldn't be fair for others (like me ). If you wanna test your voc and grammar try TOEFL, TOIEC or Cambridge tests (they can be tough even for natives, as 20% of Brits failed the Cambridge Proficiency Exam for non-native speakers !). I'm not suggesting that you should have tested in vocab in grammer, I'm just merely saying your quiz was only history related. =P Still, it was quite challenging. I enjoyed it more than I enjoyed my score!

Aug 16, 2003, 17:49	#8
Maciamo Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Jul 17, 2002 Location: Austrasia Posts: 6,647	Originally posted by jeisan actually ive read that there were more than 1,000,000 words inthe english language. and growing everyday since people keep making words up and importing others. My sources are from Cambridge University. They said there are at least 500.000 words, but this is already huge and includes probably half of scientific names (all animals, plants, virus, medicine, minerals, stars names, etc.) and old words from previous centuries (but not "Anglo-saxon", though, as it was another language, even if it's also called Old English). As the average native speakers only know about 10 to 15.000 words and university educated people could hope for 20 to 25.000 and linguistics and English specailists (including the best writers) between 30 and 60.000 words, 500.000 or 1 million words doesn't make much difference as anyway nobody will ever know more than 10% of them. Thus I don't think new words that appears every year (a few hundred or thousands at best, worldwide) make a big difference.

Dec 26, 2003, 19:09	#9
okaeri_man Tadaima! Join Date: Sep 6, 2003 Location: Australia Age: 24 Posts: 379	damn im good. 8/10. could have done better, but i think i can live with it. __________________ "The people who vote decide nothing. The people who count the vote decide everything." - Stalin

Mar 2, 2005, 00:50	#10
lexico Chukchi Salmon Join Date: Dec 22, 2004 Location: Sunny South Korea Posts: 2,223	Originally Posted by Maciamo ...as 20% of Brits failed the Cambridge Proficiency Exam for non-native speakers ! That is sad. Does that mean nonnative speakers should play dumb to sound like a genuine native speaker ? __________________ Z: The fish in the water are happy. H: How do you know ? You're not fish. Z: How do you know I don't ? You're not me. H: True I am not you, and I cannot know. Likewise, I know you're not, therefore I know you don't. Z: You asked me how I knew implying you knew I knew. In fact I saw some fish, strolling down by the Hao River, all jolly and gay. --Zhuangzi

Mar 10, 2006, 07:02	#11
Djt23 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 10, 2006 Location: GA snellville Posts: 10	hahahahaha

Mar 15, 2006, 10:22	#12
changedonrequest Banned Join Date: Feb 5, 2006 Posts: 585	mmmm.....what or where is the quiz section? Link please

Mar 16, 2006, 01:04	#13
jeisan Kongming Join Date: Feb 24, 2003 Location: san antonio, texas Age: 26 Posts: 2,848	quizz section has been gone for a couple of years now, it never reappeared after an upgrade. this is a really old thread

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