Great blistering barnacles...

[i_kender]

English Genius You scored 93% Beginner, 93% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 88% Expert!

You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go! Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope you enjoyed it! For the complete Answer Key, visit my blog: http://shortredhead78.blogspot.com/.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 35% on Beginner You scored higher than 30% on Intermediate You scored higher than 85% on Advanced You scored higher than 96% on Expert

Link: The Commonly Confused Words Test written by shortredhead78 on Ok Cupid

Damn it, that's just not good enough... for an English graduate, I should've scored higher. Hmm, I know, I'll just blame spintrian... for dragging my vocabulary into the gutter! Inspired....

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth, I was humiliated by how poorly I scored on this thing. So much so that I absolutely refused to post it in my journal. :)

[i_kender]

That helps! I did check her answers key, and disagreed with one or two rulings. But that's a little pedantic even for me!

[spintrian.livejournal.com]

I got "100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 72% Expert!"

Mainly because some of the answers are wrong: they allow for exactly the kind of slack imprecisions this test is supposed to highlight.

"Awhile" is *NOT A WORD*, and so cannot be a correct answer.

The while/whilst question claims any answer can be correct, which is fine in everyday useage but not in correct English.

Nauseated and nauseous mean different things. Saying "I feel nauseous" is not incorrect, though it has come to be accepted.

Sensuous means "highly appreciative of the pleasures of sensation". Sensual: "suggesting sexuality; voluptuous"

I could go on. I award myself 100% in all categories. So ner.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I just shrugged and figured that it demonstrated why god invented editors.