For etymologists
I got 172/200. Beat that, I dare ya!
Posted by
Johno
on
| § 4
on
| § 4
§ 4 Comments
[ You're too late, comments are closed ]
I got 172/200. Beat that, I dare ya!
on
| § 4
[ You're too late, comments are closed ]
163/200. Um, how much of
163/200. Um, how much of that was English?
All of it (I think!) if you
All of it (I think!) if you allow that English is an eminently fungible, perfectly catholic tongue which seamlessly incorporates loan words, neologisms, and misappropriations.
155/200 - I must not be
155/200 - I must not be reading enough. Then again, I swear, some of those weren't real words! *winky*
158/200. And I'm not certain
158/200. And I'm not certain that I care about the ones I missed. Because I read plenty.
You're right, though - it's a tiresome test to take.
GP: a small-but-still-meaningful chunk of it wasn't English. Which I think was the point.