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Started by Lilias, December 26, 2012, 05:14:13 PM

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EvilMegaCookie

So is 21,000 words a good or a bad thing? Non-native speaker so there is that. But judging by how the average for the non-native is 2,500 to 9000 I think I am doing pretty well. :P

AmberStarfire

I'd take that to mean that you know a lot of words, so you can use them if you want to.

Does anyone else feel sometimes that their writing is a tiny bit repetitive in the sense that you often use the same approaches and turns of phrase to explain things? I find myself making more and more effort 'not to write too much like I always write' because I want that sense of variation in what I'm writing, otherwise it feels too flat because I'm using the same descriptive terms all the time.

I'm not entirely sure this is where a larger vocabulary comes in (it probably does to some extent), but there tend to be a certain number of core words we use every day/on a regular basis, and it seems like expanding this helps writing and not just expanding the overall number.


craeric

I tested at 24,000 words.  average is 20-30k, so i'm in the middle.

Parlabane

37,700, which is good but I really need to start using them more, rather than just knowing them.

Vessie

Your total vocabulary size is estimated to be: 28,600 words - though I was quite strict with myself and defined each one that I knew. Meh, I'm still young and have time to learn more.

Stattick

I tested at 32,300. There were quite a few that I didn't click on because I wasn't exactly sure what they meant, although I think I had a pretty good idea. And then there were some words on there that I didn't recognize at all.  :P
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Dice

32,900. Not a terrible effort. That last line though...

TigrisAstartes

Seems I have 25 100 words

That's alright I guess. o.o
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Falcon

Your total vocabulary size is estimated to be:
37,500 words


*flex*

Anteros

 Your total vocabulary size is estimated to be: 37,200 words.
To say that most of my reading is done in english these days! Looks like I need to read more than fantasy novels and scientific articles.



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AdamMcGruffin

27,100 words. I am going to have to look some of those up. That last column was difficult.

oranje

29,300 words, but most of those last column I had no idea.

Zaphod

31,700. Not too bad I guess but could be better. Especially that last column.

Nymphadora

30,200 words... Yeah, that last column... bleh
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RavenBlackmoon

26,400. Not bad since I haven't been reading and writing as much recently.

Rayne

Niiiice 30,300. I did click on one or two that I only suspected, then clicked when I confirmed I did know them.



Mardeep

I got 30,900 words. I don't think that's too bad, makes up for only having one language. Of the words I didn't know about half I recognised but didn't know, or weren't sure of, the meaning and the other half were totally new. Is this similar to what everyone else found?

FarFetched

I got 42,500 words. I read old-timey fantasy novels, like, lots. :D

Ergo Proxy

Round 1:
"Your total vocabulary size is estimated to be:"
15,600 words 

Round 2:
"Your total vocabulary size is estimated to be:"
14,100 words 

Ouch. D:

proxy

Your total vocabulary size is estimated to be:


19,200

words

comecarros

25,300
palavras (words)

Guess it isn't that bad for a non native self taught one :D Only going to get better from now on

Lindrea

Your total vocabulary size is estimated to be: 44,800 words.

Wow.. didn't know I knew that many words.  I'm actually surprised with myself.

gaggedLouise

Quote from: Lindrea on July 05, 2016, 12:11:46 PM
Your total vocabulary size is estimated to be: 44,800 words.

Wow.. didn't know I knew that many words.  I'm actually surprised with myself.

Amazing. You must be a huge word-hoarder. Or really into languages, like me (and I had about ten thousand less, which is still a high score).  ;)

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Becca

Your total vocabulary size is estimated to be:
21,400
words

Not bad, considering english isn't my first language  :D

DominantPoet

 Your total vocabulary size is estimated to be:
31,500
words

I knew almost none of that last row on the right, damn, haha.