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How many English words do you know?

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old34

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How many English words do you know?
« on: February 09, 2012, 01:18:02 PM »
Next time a Chinese student or friend asks you this-and you know someone will-you can answer them.

http://www.testyourvocab.com/
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kitano

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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2012, 02:10:20 PM »
I got 29800 and the second page made me feel really stupid. Lots of words I recognised but didn't understand :D
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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2012, 02:36:43 PM »
29700 - Couldn't recall the definition for Kitanoishness. ahahahahah
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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2012, 03:06:09 PM »
32,200
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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2012, 04:06:29 PM »
33,900
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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2012, 04:44:12 PM »
32,500 Thank God there is one thing that improves with age..  ahahahahah
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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2012, 04:50:34 PM »
I got 35,400 words.
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kitano

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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2012, 05:51:24 PM »
Quote from: Escaped Lunatic on February 09, 2012, 02:36:43 PM
29700 - Couldn't recall the definition for Kitanoishness. ahahahahah


suave, debonair, a little bit dangerous....
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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2012, 06:26:23 PM »
Quote from: kitano on February 09, 2012, 05:51:24 PM
Quote from: Escaped Lunatic on February 09, 2012, 02:36:43 PM
29700 - Couldn't recall the definition for Kitanoishness. ahahahahah


suave, debonair, a little bit dangerous....

 ahahahahah ahahahahah
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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2012, 07:49:51 PM »
38,200. I think some of them words was made-up. asasasasas
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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2012, 08:09:54 PM »
That test give me 26,500 words.

Here is another vocab test: http://dynamo.dictionary.com/?mp_source=83iy4e
Score: 45,531 on this one (LEVEL 1)
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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2012, 08:27:10 PM »
35,800
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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2012, 08:29:07 PM »
37,100 YAY  bhbhbhbhbh
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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2012, 08:30:27 PM »
yeah RD like tatterdemalion  and braggadocio  bjbjbjbjbj
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Re: How many English words do you know?
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2012, 08:31:33 PM »
No, them two is real! bjbjbjbjbj

'Tatterdemalion' is a lot like 'ragamuffin'.
'Braggadocio' is mouthy yet false courage. Odd coincidence the word comes from Italian. uuuuuuuuuu
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