I'm German, not an English genius. I got 19 out of 20 correct. Knowing Latin prefixes and suffixes is a great help.
@Adogslife5411 күн бұрын
Good job!
@Dinofaustivoro11 күн бұрын
Spanish speaker here (17/20), knowing a roman languaje helped a lot
@bemusedbandersnatch206911 күн бұрын
What was the one? Was it obloquy? That one seems to have gotten most people.
@brucetidwell77159 күн бұрын
When I was in high school, rather than have weekly vocabulary lists, my English teacher taught us Latin/Greek roots. I think it's the most important thing I learned in 12 years of English instruction. I almost wish I had had the opportunity to study Latin.
@brucetidwell77159 күн бұрын
@@bemusedbandersnatch2069 I almost think that one is so completely obscure that it was unfair.
@rogernichols112415 күн бұрын
20 correct. Am 79, studied French, German and Latin for 7 years and it's the Latin that kept me on track.
@MrsColumbo82314 күн бұрын
@@rogernichols1124 Studying Latin will help in many ways. I’m about halfway through my study and, as you stated, it keeps you on track. Knowing Latin also helps in understanding the meaning of words that you may not have come across before but also their etymology.
@timcase327114 күн бұрын
Oh.
@XX-fn6ky14 күн бұрын
That is the point: those words are similar in many languages. This test is not to be considered about English language but about cultural level. Not being aware of this shows self-referetiality and poor knowledge of other languages.
@supramentalmanifestation14 күн бұрын
Latin education on the west coast of the US, was sorely missing from the curriculum. I think I filled in the gap by studying science and Spanish, but I know it would have helped.
@MrsColumbo82314 күн бұрын
@@XX-fn6ky Excellent point. It also helps that I am able to read and speak French tolerably.
@C0RY.M16 күн бұрын
Just finished the video! With my deft mind, I faced the challenge with candor, refusing to dawdle even as some words were blatant puzzles. I had to concede that my fickle memory missed the zenith of my word prowess. Still, it galvanized my spirits, even amid the austere vibe of tricky terms. I won’t flout my mistakes during this hiatus, as banal as they were. Instead, I’ll coalesce my efforts to tackle this anathema of words. Staying sanguine, I demurred at ersatz meanings that were mere chimeras, avoiding obloquy, and learning to fill any lacuna in my vocabulary!
@CheerfulDragon70315 күн бұрын
@@C0RY.M very erudite and loquacious explanation. Loved it. 😍
@GEOFERET14 күн бұрын
I think I should copy this and use it in a language test, if it is allright with you!
@thesilkpainter13 күн бұрын
Neat!😁
@ronw766713 күн бұрын
Touche
@paultwiss19912 күн бұрын
That doesn't make sense at all.
@timgb788213 күн бұрын
I got 15 out of 20, and I'm an English teacher! This goes to show just how difficult English can be.
@franceslarsen40379 күн бұрын
Thanks for making me feel better, I got 5 wrong also:(((
@j.g.c.24949 күн бұрын
quit.
@franceslarsen40379 күн бұрын
@@j.g.c.2494 That's not a wise thing to say. Nor kind.
@timgb78829 күн бұрын
@@j.g.c.2494 Good start! Next try learning a 5-letter word.
@timgb78829 күн бұрын
@@franceslarsen4037 No problem! Most people would struggle with this test, but I think this audience is skewed towards people who have studied this stuff a lot. In reality you probably will only ever need at most 5 of these anyway. 15 is a great score.
@seinfan912 күн бұрын
I am 120 and got 47 correct.
@W_Rational12 күн бұрын
😂😊
@dennisyoung736311 күн бұрын
Are you a psychologist and astronaut too?
@williamhicks773611 күн бұрын
You did well, young padowon!
@Turandot2911 күн бұрын
You must be Donald Trump.
@melinnamba11 күн бұрын
Well, your language skill might be top notch, but it seems like you need to go back to math class. 😂
@GameraGodzilla-j9h15 күн бұрын
Let's be honest, if any of us heard someone use the last 3 words in a real conversation we'd roll our eyes so hard it'd throw us off balance.
@deborahcurtis13859 күн бұрын
To be fair, it's far more likely to be used in writing rather than speech. In any case, I despise the assumption that people with a broad vocabulary are being necessarily pretentious; it's another form of anti-intellectualism or at least, inverted snobbery. In this age of narrowing vocabularies, managerial buzzwords, grammatical mistakes and the normalised malapropism, I'm happy to hear a rarely-used word. If I'm bold enough to look or sound puzzled, the person speaking usually clarifies without being a prat.
@stanmoulton69049 күн бұрын
i had a roommate that would use words like that. I needed a distionary to talk to him sometimes.
@brucetidwell77159 күн бұрын
😆😂Bazinga! I've got to remember that!
@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t71269 күн бұрын
@@deborahcurtis1385 but it is an example of lacking the social skills to know your audience.
@deborahcurtis13859 күн бұрын
@@basedstreamingatcozy-dot-t7126 I'm speaking meaningfully I hope, about anti intellectualism and frankly laziness. A sign of intelligence is curiosity. Celebrating being sneery instead is not something to be encouraged, even if it is socially popular. In fact, quite the opposite. Quite happy if you want to misconstrue that as being a snob, prat or elitist. It's your failure to want to spread curiosity and rather lame to call it 'failure to read the room' and cause eyerolls. I think the subject has been fully wrung out here in this limited medium, with all the implications about personal failure called from both sides. If you imagine that narrowed vocabulary doesn't affect concepts then read John Ralston Saul's 'Voltaire's Bastards'. It's an excellent book. I sent it to my father and he said it was the best book he'd ever read.
@toughenupfluffy729416 күн бұрын
19/20. Obloquy got me. I have spent a lifetime looking up the meanings of words. I am particularly fascinated with etymology, the origin of words and word roots. For example, 'obloquy' comes from the Latin 'ob-' against and 'loqui' to speak. Therefore, 'obloquy' has the original meaning of 'to speak out against' something.
@johnpetrakis37916 күн бұрын
I won't take anything much beyond Latin but sometimes to ancient Greek Don't wanna think that hard although sometimes it gets to the "Anima Mundi" 8.5 billion minds, we all have to be on the same page more often than not But ersatz? the Germans couldn't get coffe in WWII and resorted to toasted grain (taste only) I think that "Postum" is still being made. I'll take the real thing, with caffeine thank you very much
@Athiest196715 күн бұрын
Awesome ❤❤
@hankracette15 күн бұрын
My result also, which surprised me as I expected to get them all. About two thirds of them I correctly predicted before the choices were shown. Probably good for me to be humbled every now and then.
@Jack_Callcott_AU15 күн бұрын
The word sanguine is related to blood. Is it not?
@slhope6415 күн бұрын
@@Jack_Callcott_AU The sense of sanguine as cheerful came originally from the thought that if your face was flushed (bloody) you were cheerful and optomistic
@boboharperoldbobostillhere758815 күн бұрын
The last two were very much words that one would rarely see used in a lifetime. The others were pretty straightforward.
@notreallydavid14 күн бұрын
I didn't feel the last two embodied a jump in difficulty, B. There was nothing here that I'd be surprised to encounter in a long discursive article in a first-rate US or UK newspaper, The Economist, The New Yorker, The Atlantic...etc. That's just me, though. All best.
@meltdown616514 күн бұрын
I think I came across "lacuna" in a wiki article about some ancient greek text. Is it a term of art in palaeography?
@BarerMender13 күн бұрын
I didn't have any trouble with the 20 words, but I did have to look up "cathexis." I agree with Peter Gay (see cathexis in Wikipedia) that it's "unnecessarily esoteric." I also learned some pronunciations. Did you know the earliest pronunciation of "banal," as preserved in old dictionaries, rhymed with "flannel?"
@notreallydavid13 күн бұрын
@@BarerMender UK here - yep, it's French. Over here, saying 'baynal' would mark the sayer down as trying to use a word that they hadn't got a full grasp of. And I suspect it'd be the same in (say) the offices of the New Yorker or the NYT, or in the best departments of the best US universities. All best!
@jamiethrogmorton254013 күн бұрын
Barbara Kingsolver’s novel Lacuna is a good read.
@evanshaw1712 күн бұрын
20/20. My parents never answered my questions. I had to think out the answers and then look them up. It taught me to want to know everything. And as a result I’m a double PhD psychologist and research methodologist. I’m 75 and still asking questions every day.
@AdeebaZamaan12 күн бұрын
@evanshaw17 🫛
@Pfromm00711 күн бұрын
21/20. I didn't have parents. I emerged from a cave about 45,000 years ago and had to fashion my own clothes. After my 12th PhD, I got tired of asking questions. Now I just peruse the world wide web to display my plethoric acumen and perspicacity.
@user-lb4uu3wy1i11 күн бұрын
@evanshaw17 It's amazing what you've accomplished! I believe that, no matter how studious a person is, there is always something new to learn. I don't consider myself a very well learned individual but I've widened my mind when I travel and meet people from different regions, countries, walks of life, fields of study, ethnicities and social statuses. I feel like I know very little in comparison to others but I'm always curious and willing to learn more.
@gerry4b11 күн бұрын
I got 20 out of 20 and slept through High School. But sure, I’ld rank passing a Parochial School level vocabulary test on the same level as two Humanities PHDs.
@user-lb4uu3wy1i10 күн бұрын
@@Pfromm007 Wow, that's really impressive, you're definitely naturally smart and overall superior. Living that long takes discipline, I bet you eat your veggies, tons of fish and wild game regularly, plus you probably exercise and meditate a lot. And overall your life choices were much more advanced and sophisticated, you probably never got married, stayed debt free, learned the specific skills to ensure a superior financial stability, outstanding fitness level and an incredible social and psychological IQ. Wise man! If I could be like that...
@Mindaro407713 күн бұрын
16/20, being not a native speaker who doesn’t live in a foreign country or work with the language. I’m happy with my result
@Xezlec9 күн бұрын
As you should be! That's very impressive!
@ragnarkisten11 сағат бұрын
Maybe so, yet your sentence is somewhat shady!
@stephaniehight277114 күн бұрын
17/20 58 years old, and a lifetime reader. One of the best things about reading ebooks is that when I encounter an unfamiliar word, I can look it up immediately.
@canadiangirl11794 сағат бұрын
Me too! Although I’m still a paper girl, for me I find better focus, but everyone’s different. I love the way a new word can roll around in your mind.
@kathyrussell961015 күн бұрын
20/20! I'm an 81-year-old retired medical librarian. I tried to anticipate what the word would be and got many of them correct. For the tricky obloquy, I guessed "opprobrium" which is equally obscure.
@CDeBeaulieu14 күн бұрын
I guessed disapprobation!
@janet490014 күн бұрын
I got flout right before seeing the choices. Good job, Kathy.
@kupkaa46014 күн бұрын
I chose opprobrium as well. Glad to know I wasn’t alone.
@tbessie14 күн бұрын
The only one I didn't get was obloquy - the only word in the whole test I'd never come across
@alexanderSydneyOz14 күн бұрын
That's a really excellent list of words. When should note however that the quiz statement in number 11 is itself incorrect. Disinterest means lack of bias. The question should have used the word uninterest.
@dhalikias15 күн бұрын
I scrolled through most of the comments and what stands out is how well written everyone's posts are. I wish all of YT was like this!
@MrsColumbo82314 күн бұрын
@@dhalikias That’s a great observation.
@cryptotharg740014 күн бұрын
What it is mayng? Gnomesayin'? 😎
@pamjgmail937914 күн бұрын
Hardly surprising really. Only those of us with an encyclopedic vocabulary are likely to click on a video with that title. Nobody wants to feel inadequate or stupid.
@Microtonal_Cats13 күн бұрын
Me not tock gud?
@mathgod12 күн бұрын
Me got 19, guessed 10 exact word thingies before options be written.
@bunnyThor14 күн бұрын
I am 10 months old and got 1 out of 20. The only reason I said "lacuna" on the last question is that my attention was wandering and I was asking my dear mother to find my favorite stuffed animal, and my speech skills are not deft enough to properly identify the animal as a "vicuña". Still this result was enough to put me in the top 1% of my toilet training cohort.
@pattidifusa4363Күн бұрын
Aaaaawwwww, I think you’re too modest, baby; give yourself some credit. Maybe you confused “vicuña” with “lacuna” because you had just woken up in “la cuna” where you’re put to nap every afternoon, bless your soul.
@andytheamerican365511 күн бұрын
21/20, This task was arguably the simplest I’ve ever undertaken, rivaled only by my effortless admission to Oxford-an achievement so seamless, I didn’t even submit an application.
@davevanfunk891718 күн бұрын
19/20 - retired sixth grade teacher here. Never heard the word "obloquy" in my entire long life. THX
@jackmlynek881718 күн бұрын
No obloquy in my vocab.
@visasmom18 күн бұрын
Me too! On both counts.
@terrygoyan18 күн бұрын
Same on both counts!
@darrellbrindley602918 күн бұрын
I think I actually HAVE heard it before, but I still missed it in this quiz . 19/20 - and I knew “lacuna” only because I’d done some reading on the Dead Sea Scrolls in years past.
@terrygoyan18 күн бұрын
@@darrellbrindley6029 I only knew lacuna through it's use to describe some mushroom features.
@federicoalonso4235Ай бұрын
15 out of 20, not a native speaker but a proficiency test student, the last words were HARD AF
@herbbartleby281718 күн бұрын
Same here, hard test for non- native speaker, but a solid grammar school education with latin, english, french and greek did help a lot. Thanks for your attention.
@mrmerkin620318 күн бұрын
"Hard AF" ... very eloquent. LMAO!🤣🤣🤣🤣
@pounet215 күн бұрын
Same here... but simply because I guessed many correctly, often by eliminating the other choices, sometimes by pure luck. It helps that some of the answers are also French words. 😅
@SawyerCarlson-h6f15 күн бұрын
You did better than me and I am a native speaker.
@هذاأنا-ذ3ث15 күн бұрын
No word is hard, it may just be unfamiliar.
@ArmameteusАй бұрын
I got 17/20, with most of the missed words at the end, unsurprisingly. A couple things: 1. While English does possess many loan-words ("ersatz", "gestalt", etc.), it often possesses intrinsically English words that act as synonyms or near-synonyms ("ersatz" = "artificial"/"imitation"). I don't personally believe knowing/not knowing those particular loan-words actually counts directly towards one's English vocabulary skills, but speaks more to one's greater comprehension of the language, as in its adoption of foreign words into itself. When a sufficient English word can be used in place of its foreign equivalent, it should be, as it is intrinsically English. Loan words which refer to concepts _not_ native to the English language are okay though, as there isn't an appropriate English substitute. "Gestalt" (a German word) for example would roughly mean, "something that is greater than the sum of its constituent parts, such that it cannot be reduced or its components extricated from the greater concept"; something that is intrinsically and fundamentally irreducible. Using "gestalt" to refer to such a concept is much more efficient and accurate than trying to describe what "gestalt" actually means. 2. Tangentially carrying on from point 1: English is a language full of redundancy and unnecessary verbosity, even within itself. Using oblique, obscure or unwieldy words not often used in most situations, especially when a sufficient synonym already exists within the language that is both more efficient and more well-known, without sacrificing accuracy ("lacuna" = "gap") should be avoided without exception. Brevity is to wit what precision is to comprehension. Just because you _can_ use such awkward terms correctly doesn't mean you _should_ - and, in fact, you _shouldn't._ They are unnecessary and often require structuring your dialogue awkwardly to shoehorn them into your speech. Knowing how to trim down one's vocabulary to discard obsolete/archaic terms in place of their identical, more elegant synonyms - and applying them appropriately - is just as important as expanding one's vocabulary to include new words to define ideas one otherwise has trouble articulating. True mastery of a language is not about imbibing a dictionary and then regurgitating its contents to "sound smart"; it's about knowing how to wield it, like a tool to be used for its specific purpose. A hammer can pound many things, but its _intended_ use is to pound nails; you shouldn't be using a screwdriver for nails, nor a hammer for screws - and you shouldn't be looking for a torque wrench in either case! Knowing when and where to use your linguistic tools is among the most advanced aspects of mastering a language. Grab a hammer for the nails and a screwdriver for the screws, but leave the torque wrench at home; you don't need it.
@gappleofdiscord9752Ай бұрын
Is English your second language? Because if so these paragraphs here are incredibly impressive. I hope I can one day be as expressive in the languages that I'm learning.
@BrianWilesLanguagesАй бұрын
Wow, terrific insights and thank you for your take on this!
@ArmameteusАй бұрын
@@gappleofdiscord9752 I'm a native English-speaker. I should have broken up my points a bit more, I know. I was typing quickly though and just wanted to get the points down while keeping them constrained to the numbered headings. I suppose I undercut myself with the atrocious formatting.
@gappleofdiscord9752Ай бұрын
@@Armameteus I was complimenting your comment, I thought you expressed yourself really clearly. Regardless of first language that comment is an example of how you properly articulate what you're trying to say.
@ArmameteusАй бұрын
@@gappleofdiscord9752 Ah. Sorry, I guess I'm used to comments online that only compliment sarcastically. Like, I presumed you were making a joke out of my paragraph structure as a way to ridicule my perspective on English comprehension. Perhaps I'm spending too much time on the internet. It's making me jaded and misanthropic. 😵
@Stelios1fan12 күн бұрын
Managed to get 19. The question with chimera as the answer threw me. I'm a retired health care professional, so all I could think was a chimera is a person whose body is composed of cells that are genetically distinct as though they are from two different individuals. Tunnel vision, anyone?
@singactteach8 күн бұрын
That is why I missed that one also.
@Betty-qz5zd7 күн бұрын
me too
@ML-ss5ki11 күн бұрын
20/20 Being Spanish and having studied Latin, French and German helped a lot. IMHO this is also a bit of a test of general knowledge, not just knowledge of English vocabulary. Banal, coalesce, ob loquii, hiatus, Mr Luigi Galvani of the electric pile, Ersatz, chimera, lacuna etc. Difficult words for English native speakers tend to stem from foreign languages, chiefly Latin, French, Spanish, German, even Yiddish so they are easy for those who know such languages. Conversely, "pure" (if such a thing exists at all :) English words are hard for us non-English speakers. I remember being throughly baffled by "newt" when I started learning English. Thanks and keep up the good work!
@ESRAA73980Ай бұрын
We love your nature that makes you a teacher, a comedian, and an actor. You are truly talented, Brian, and you excel in all roles. You truly deserve appreciation. My best wishes, ESRAA
@BrianWilesLanguagesАй бұрын
Thank you so much, Esraa!
@djrivers398616 күн бұрын
learn gematria
@djrivers398616 күн бұрын
@@BrianWilesLanguageslearn gematria
@stephenhicks82620 күн бұрын
Retired Physics teacher here. I got 19/20 but guessed the last two. The last two were totally new to me, and I am 70! Thanks for the fun.
@malvoliosf18 күн бұрын
Lacuna is a twin to lagoon, it means a gap. Obloquy carries the suggestion of unfair criticism.
@kaloarepo28818 күн бұрын
@@malvoliosf No I think "lagoon" comes from the Italian/Venetian meaning "big lake." "Lago" is "lake" in Italian and laguna is augmentative form of "lago" meaning "big lake." We talk about the Venetian lagoon. "Obloquy" is to do with forgetting - in a French castle an oubliette was a dungeon where you were doomed to be imprisoned for a life time and forgotten.
@malvoliosf18 күн бұрын
@@kaloarepo288 Wiktionary says that lagoon comes from lacuna and obloquy from obloquor, to speak against.
@kaloarepo28818 күн бұрын
@@malvoliosf But "lacus" for lake -"lago" in Italian came first and the lacuna thing is a secondary meaning. The venetian lagoon - means big lake -same way that pontoon means a big bridge - in Italian the 'one" at end of words is an augmentative meaning "big" Lots of other examples borrowed into English but then spelled oon.
@aquamarine9991116 күн бұрын
20/20. Lacuna is more of a literary word, which as a professional writer I was already familiar with. The 19th question was purely a guess, because the other three options just didn't seem right.
@dougbaker275517 күн бұрын
Good quiz. But on #17, there was an error. Just before the blank was the word "a." However, the correct answer began with a vowel sound, which means that the "a" should have been an "an." Then I noticed when you filled the blank in with the correct answer, the "a" suddenly became an "an." That was a tricky move, but technically misleading. Sorry for noticing that. But the quiz was interesting nevertheless.
@willowtree929116 күн бұрын
I agree, but I have noticed that many newsreaders now say 'a' in front of a vowel, which sounds somewhat babyish. I pointed this out to my daughter, who said she had never been taught that 'an' precedes a vowel, although I am sure I corrected her many times as a child. I would quibble with 'zee nith'. I have only heard it pronounced 'zen ith'.
@keithbentley608116 күн бұрын
@@willowtree9291 Only in the idiocracy called America.
@KingfisherTalkingPictures15 күн бұрын
In the US, ZEE-nith is the standard pronunciation. We had a brand of electronics by that name, and like many Americanisms, we sometimes read words without standard British pronunciations. But I’ve heard zen-ith in many commonwealth countries. I agree it’s misleading to change a spelling before a word.
@tytn997815 күн бұрын
good spotting on your part!
@surferdudemi14 күн бұрын
If you know the meaning of the words, the preceding "a" vs "an" shouldn't throw you off, especially when it's multiple choice.
@keithprice47512 күн бұрын
20 correct. Wonderful what a lifetime of reading will do for you!
@stenfriberg347012 күн бұрын
20. English is my second language, but I have studied hard all my life. I am now 64 years old, and speak five languages.
@lisalinnow4402Ай бұрын
So glad I found your channel. I only got 12 correct. Fabulous to refresh and improve my English. Awesome.
@BrianWilesLanguagesАй бұрын
Thanks so much, Lisa- and welcome!
@jakes379914 күн бұрын
I applaud you for being willing to say that in a comments section where everyone is bragging about how they got 20/20 and 19/20, etc.
@JathraDH9 күн бұрын
@@jakes3799 Probably one of the only ones actually being truthful tbh lmao. I got 15, maybe should have gotten a few more but some of those words I have never even seen before. I would have gotten 1-2 more probably if I had longer than a few seconds to think about them.
@neznamho18 күн бұрын
20/20. I'm 82 and English is my fourth language, but all the words with a Latin origin (i.e. lacuna) were easy for me, which usually is not the case for English native speakers.
@caeruleusvm762117 күн бұрын
That's very impressive. Latin certainly helps with understanding the meaning of many English words. Learning it at high school was, for me, time well spent.
@neznamho16 күн бұрын
@@caeruleusvm7621 I agree with that. Also, the words that are 'difficult' for many English-speaking people tend to be trivial for Italian, French and Spanish speakers. I wish I had learned Greek also, but life is short ...
@brevnobia123811 күн бұрын
A lot came directly from the french, the one I missed "sanguine" it's because its meaning is very different in french, obloquy and other anglosaxon word I succeed by elimination of the french or latin options
@jonrichardson846115 күн бұрын
The last few showing the range of source languages for English - chimera (Greek), lacuna (Latin for hole or gap), ersatz (German for replacement), sanguine (Old French, based on Latin, meaning blood red) and obloquy (derived from Latin). But not too many Anglo-Saxon words are in the super-difficult category.
@chrisoneill399914 күн бұрын
'blatant' (one of the words used here) may not strictly speaking be Anglo-Saxon, but it is English. It was popularized (and may have been invented by) Edmund Spenser for his Dungeons and Dragons poem The Faerie Queene.
@brevnobia123811 күн бұрын
easy for me because I could eliminate the french origin words which I knew the meaning so I got obloquy and I would forget it immediatly easy quizz for a french people
@AdeebaZamaan12 күн бұрын
Nailed it. "Obloquy," however, I got only because the others didn't fit. In thanks, I hereby pass on to you an exercise passed on to me by the late poet & professor John Morris, my own professor when I first started teaching writing. After being asked to read Orwell's "Politics and the English Language" for homework, students come to class next day and are given copies of the first paragraph but with several words replaced by blanks, and asked to supply words words that make sense. Students who read the essay can do this. The fun begins when they've finished, compare their choices to Orwell's, and discuss the differences.
@livingdeeply154 сағат бұрын
Well I was admittedly a word snob but missed two -so 18/20!!! I do enjoy these types of word puzzles which I frequently have done & now must get back to!!! Thank-You For This (I am getting older & need to keep my mind sharp!!! Sincerely, ~Kim G.
@haruekferreira894214 күн бұрын
I got 16. Non-native speaker here, but my latin-based language helped in a few of the last ones. Thank you for teaching me a couple of new ones!
@brevnobia123811 күн бұрын
Idem, french here, the more difficult it was the easiest for me 19/20, sanguine has different meaning in french
@faisal2Ай бұрын
I got a good score but i don't know if i deserve it. Most of my answers were because i eliminated the other options, not because I specifically know the correct word.
@BrianWilesLanguagesАй бұрын
If you’re able to eliminate words, that’s also an indication of a strong English vocabulary (since many of the incorrect answers are also high-level words).
@MM-Iconoclast13 күн бұрын
@@BrianWilesLanguages Note my comment that I would have used 'anathemic' (which is the word I anticipated), given the sentence structure. (Got 20/20, btw, was a bored kid who read a lot.)
@symbionese234812 күн бұрын
There were several correct words possible to use in several of the sentences.
@awol.oper8r12 күн бұрын
Process of elimination saved me a couple times for sure
@googlestore483012 күн бұрын
True.That's the general fault of multiple-choice questions which, given any subject, can be scored pretty high by monkeys well-versed in test tactics. A theoretical monkey that only knows how to circle a random answer will, in the long run, score 1/n (n being the number of choices) and given enough attempts, will eventually pass the strictest tests.
@Anastasios_tasos26 күн бұрын
I got 15/20!!! It was difficult, no doubt!!🙏🌹
@hankokazaki580410 күн бұрын
20/20. I am not a native and have never spoken a language, but I deduced the meanings using a priori logic and contrarianism, much to my hubris!
@donijeffery-harris305611 күн бұрын
I have a Masters degree in English and taught college writing for 25 years. I doubt many native English speakers will get 100%. You get very obscure towards the end. To score in the upper teens, you'll need a superior background in morphology, plus extensive experience with Victorian and Edwardian non-fiction texts, especially legal documents, to get a feel of precise usage.
@MC-ep8cu10 күн бұрын
Yes, I believe many liars are here on this thread. I'm a native speaker. I'm college educated, and I consider my vocabulary far above average in USA. I'm often correcting others on vocabulary, syntax, and pronunciation. (Sadly I'm not good at writing anymore) In all honesty, I got 14 correct. 1 or 2 by guessing.
@Happyheretic23089 күн бұрын
I did.
@brucetidwell77159 күн бұрын
I dispute that. I got 19/20, without that experience, but I was tested at a college reading level in 7th grade (US schools).
@eskairdopatter9 күн бұрын
@@MC-ep8cu Then you're probably not "far above average" for someone who was college educated, sorry. Only the last two were genuinely obscure.
@user-zw6pn3ql7yАй бұрын
Got 18 correct answers. Wonder how many native speakers get a good score considering that a lot of native speakers can't even spell there/they're/their correctly?
@jerrypolverino6025Ай бұрын
@@user-zw6pn3ql7y it’s spelled dere.
@lambdacore12Ай бұрын
Not a native speaker but missed three. Got to thank lemony snicket for "ersatz"!
@gappleofdiscord9752Ай бұрын
@@lambdacore12 I love that book series bro
@ExzaktVidАй бұрын
Its not that we cant spell it, its that we really dont care, you still understand what *there* trying to say, right?
@davidaird9751Ай бұрын
Native speaker..15 😂
@vivienhodgson329919 күн бұрын
20/20. English is my native language, and I'm a nerdy Scrabble-a-holic! Very impressive questions. I kept trying to anticipate what the word would be, and not always getting there before it came up, especially at the end! I have HEARD of obloquy, but it's not a word that comes easily to mind. But I insist on candoUr!
@CheerfulDragon70319 күн бұрын
Me too!
@dominicg1118 күн бұрын
Also got 20/20 and kept trying to guess the word and I think it got harder as the list moved to obscure words that don't necessarily help with general communication. Also candour and less 'z' in words :)
@mikeadams530518 күн бұрын
20/20 Native speaker, 81 years old. Latin, Greek both helped, though I was pretty certain in all cases.
@jackgallo561617 күн бұрын
20 out of 20. Got harder toward the end, but wasn’t that hard because the two other choices were obviously wrong😂(helps if you also know the meaning of the “wrong” words)
@Emjaygee195016 күн бұрын
it's American spelling... they're lazy spellers !
@estherpatricelli2419Ай бұрын
I was looking for a good teacher to improve my english level…Then I found you.❤️
@BrianWilesLanguagesАй бұрын
I’m very glad to hear that, Esther- welcome!
@gbone758119 күн бұрын
Now who is going to understand what you are saying?
@marcmelvin301012 күн бұрын
All 20 correct. I’ve been an avid reader for the last 65 years, spoke a bit of Turkish and Thai from my childhood, and studied both Latin and Russian. The Latin was helpful.
@mikesciales976811 күн бұрын
17 correct. Am 70 years old, started reading Reader's Digest Pays to Improve Your Word power in 1973. Good test.
@riverwildcat117 күн бұрын
Got nineteen, and your test was fun. Challenging and satisfying. Thank you!
@nicolabjork253319 күн бұрын
6:04 ”Indifference” instead of ”disinterest”. ”Disinterest” means impartiality or lack of bias.
@xrandy1118 күн бұрын
Yep.
@arthurmee18 күн бұрын
I've noticed that Americans often use 'disinterested' when the word should be 'uninterested'.
@nicolabjork253317 күн бұрын
@@arthurmee It's a word that comes to mind, and they think it's the right one.
@StevenGreenGuz16 күн бұрын
I came here to say the same.
@SteveWilsonMindoroLimited16 күн бұрын
Sadly, the two words which once were quite different have merged their meanings. I guess judges are now required to be 'impartial' rather than disinterested.
@Virtahep07 күн бұрын
This video really humbled me and served me a long awaited reality check of how bad my English actually is. I only got a pitiful amount if 4 questions correctly, I didn't even recognize like 75% of the words shown. This awakened my curiosity to learn these obscure words, but do you have any ideas where I could find and learn them?
@nolanforcier17963 сағат бұрын
17 of 20 and guessed 2 correct in 1 thru 10 before answers were posed!!! I'm a huge word nerd. Just found this channel today. Great content. It's ironic that the older you get, the more you want to know. Spoken for myself specifically. Wonder if anyone else is the same?? I wish I had the same passion for knowledge I have now, being 40, when I was a teenager. Oh well,. Such is life.
@allenleong822017 күн бұрын
Yay! I got all 20 right, but I had to guess the word, "obloquy". I'm a 67 year old retired accountant from Canada. I was able to anticipated about half the words in advance.
@brianmidmore222117 күн бұрын
Same here. 20/20 but guessed obloquy.
@nistock16 күн бұрын
All 20 correct without difficulty. The product of a good education all those years ago. I am now 75.
@crowleythedemoncat15 күн бұрын
Same here,
@SawyerCarlson-h6f15 күн бұрын
I'm 18 and after the first few I started to not know words and gave up around question number 10. Despite finishing my high school education, I've still got lots to learn I guess.
@Jack_Callcott_AU15 күн бұрын
Same here. I'm 72.
@crowleythedemoncat15 күн бұрын
@@SawyerCarlson-h6f Knowing you still have lots to learn is the best thing you could learn. I still feel that way and I graduated HS in 1969. The best way to increase your vocabulary is to read, a lot, anything, everything, whatever, just learn to love reading and your world will never stop expanding.😸
@SawyerCarlson-h6f15 күн бұрын
@@crowleythedemoncat Yes, learning to love reading and learning in general is vital to my success. The problem is there are so many distractions so it can feel difficult to be productive. Maybe I just need to slowly increment my productivity time until I spend most of my time in a fun and productive way.
@MustafaSayed-i2hАй бұрын
i am glad i found some one who is really the best in his field
@BrianWilesLanguagesАй бұрын
That’s very kind of you, Mustafa- thank you 🙏
@pmam196811 күн бұрын
Native speaker, got 20. Studied Law and some of the words I’ve only seen commonly used in judges’ opinions. Last 2 were considerably more obscure than the rest.
@juanantoniomunozferrando15983 күн бұрын
I got 18 out to 20. I'm a Spaniard and speak several languages (Spanish, French, Italian, German and a good knowledge of Latin) and this last certainly has helped quite a lot
@iizatoichiiiАй бұрын
I was doing well, building up my confidence... and then the last 5 questions happened sanguine and chimera specifically shocked me cause whenever I read sanguine it almost always referred to blood and if you go and google chimera now it points you in the direction of the Greek myth sharing the same name. anyways this was a fun exercise. Thank you for putting it together! -some guy from Egypt
@rkozakand16 күн бұрын
He was wrong about the use of Chimera.
@stephenspackman557315 күн бұрын
@@rkozakand Not wrong, but a secondary and arguably obscure meaning. You see the same pattern with the word ‘utopia’ itself, something implausible getting used figuratively for something impossible,
@Chainsawjoe14 күн бұрын
same for me on sanguine and Chimera, though Chimera can mean any mix of animals
@Jesayou11 күн бұрын
I see there is another MTG player in the comments lol
@Chainsawjoe11 күн бұрын
@@Jesayou nah just a mythology geek if anything
@terithulung7584Ай бұрын
18/20 The ones that I missed: ersatz and obloquy. I’m not a native speaker. English is my second language.
@BrianWilesLanguagesАй бұрын
Wow very impressive!
@pelicanus415418 күн бұрын
ersatz is a German word 🤣
@eloquentia5216 күн бұрын
@@pelicanus4154 ... and with the emphasis on the second syllable (nót the first) !! 😉
@MrKeefy196715 күн бұрын
English is your 2nd language and yet you knew what lacuna meant?
@drmodestoesq15 күн бұрын
@@MrKeefy1967 Maybe he was like De Montaine and his first language was Latin.
@nsk1273Ай бұрын
I got like 15-16 but at least 2-3 of those came from out of the context and by eliminating other options
@BrianWilesLanguagesАй бұрын
That’s a great score 👍
@404cp8 күн бұрын
18/20. Last 2 got me. Being multiple choice, some of the wrong answers were just so BLATANT, its practically giving away the answer even if you didnt know exactly what the correct answer.
@DawitAlemayehu-k5n3 күн бұрын
The opulent mansion was adorned with gold fixtures and fine artwork.😊😊
@cargumdeu13 күн бұрын
I would be willing to guess that a random sample of English speakers 50 years ago would have done better with this test than a modern random sample. This is partly due to changes in teaching but also because of the digital revolution. When you can google the answer to a question rather than read half a dozen books on the subject there's inevitably going to be both an outsourcing of our critical faculty and less exposure to the language.
@brucetidwell77159 күн бұрын
I'm 61 and got 19/20. I already knew that my vocabulary is far above average, but that crossed my mind, too. It would be interesting to see a chart tracking success with age.
@dancingduckАй бұрын
The higher end words one would almost never pass or use in a natural manner unless in certain situations or (academic) settings as they are low frequency words. Maybe an advanced extension quiz of these words could be 'in which situation' is it best used in? 'In what context' pethaps you can call it? 😊
@Fergilicus17 күн бұрын
i don't think this test deserves your obloquy. Or lambasting. Or admonishment. Or objurgation. Or excoriation.
@stephenspackman557315 күн бұрын
@@Fergilicus Enflengument? [Note to non-native speakers: Don't panic, I did actually make that word up.]
@hotrosenpai9042Ай бұрын
Tbh most of these complex words aren’t necessarily meant to be used in everyday conversation, so even if you know 30% of them then consider yourself to be fluent in English. ( I got 6/20, and I have gcse English)
@pepeteriyaki3779Ай бұрын
I got 20/20 and I dropped out of high school in 11th grade
@pepeteriyaki3779Ай бұрын
I will say though my best friend is an English professor and my brother and girlfriend both have English degrees so that probably has a lot to do with it.
@adrianam1009Ай бұрын
Thanks I feel better now!! I got 8/10 in the first part, and 5/10 in the second part.
@BillyVatcherАй бұрын
@@pepeteriyaki3779perhaps knowledge seeped through you but only so far as they occasionally used such expressions… or are you one of those persons that enjoy reading Latin translations of Aristotle?
@G45H3R22 күн бұрын
Says the guy who only got 30% I have no degrees and spent 6 years in high school because I skipped MANY classes. I got 15/20 because I read........ A LOT!
@chonkemonke154612 күн бұрын
Got 15/20 as a romance language speaker. For me, the recurrent inclusion of loan words such as “lacuna” was quite convenient.
@briankinsey333911 күн бұрын
19/20, and got six correct before seeing the choices. Obloquy threw me - don't think I've ever come across that one before. 56 yr old native speaker with a casual interest in etymology.
@disappointedenglishman9822 күн бұрын
20/20, but I'm a native speaker. I noticed a lot of pronunciation differences from the UK. Ersatz is pronounced with a Z and not an S in the middle in the UK.
@terrygoyan18 күн бұрын
Also the pronunciation of banal would never include anal!
@rkozakand16 күн бұрын
It is also pronounced that way in the US. I have never heard this guy's pronunciation before.
@snailmail415215 күн бұрын
In German Ersatz the stress is on the second syllable and the 'e' and 'a' are both pronounced differently, the 'a' like in but....
@disappointedenglishman9815 күн бұрын
@@snailmail4152 No, there is no German "a" pronounced like the "u" in "but". That is s mispronunciation that all learners of English produce. The "u" in "but" is subtly different from /a/.
@lambdacore12Ай бұрын
Speaking French did help (lacune, austère, zenith, galvaniser...)
@patriceferguson7340Ай бұрын
English never knew a language that it can’t appropriate from😂😂😂
@Hadrianus01Ай бұрын
@@patriceferguson7340 All languages do that.
@sumnerslandscaping5565Ай бұрын
Lacune got me
@mikethebeginner18 күн бұрын
About 1/3rd of English words come from French! And a number of others come from Scandinavian languages, as Vikings raided and colonized the regions of the Danelaw from the early 9th century. My family history is mostly English and Scottish, as most of the ancestors we know about came from those two countries, but by DNA I am descended from Vikings more than from Anglo-Saxons or Scots. The DNA tests don’t take into account that one’s ancestors might have made a stopover in the British Isles for 600 or 700 years. 😄
@loretta1971Ай бұрын
17 as a non-native. Reason: The difficult words aren't english, they are latin or even german...
@jannysarloa9703Ай бұрын
Most rare words in English either come from Latin, German, or French.
@stephenspackman557315 күн бұрын
All words come from somewhere, but as a non-native speaker 17 is pretty good. Some of these are words I've probably only heard spoken a dozen times in six decades.
@cherielough105710 күн бұрын
18 correct. I trained as an accountant but have dabbled in Latin, French and Spanish and I read constantly.
@charleshoffman70713 күн бұрын
I got 10, which honestly was better than I expected! That second half was no joke though!!
@valerietaylor961519 күн бұрын
This is an excellent quiz ( I dont mean to brag, but I aced it.) I spotted one small error in the example for number twelve - it should have said "lack of interest", not "disinterest." "Disinterest" means "impartiality."
@SteveWilsonMindoroLimited16 күн бұрын
Yeah, in the past you were correct, but the two words 'disinterest' and 'uninterest' have merged meaning and now stand for a lack of interest. Judges now have to be impartial rather than disinterested. A shame, but usuage wins every time.
@brucemitchell798015 күн бұрын
Disinterest can mean both impartiality and lack of interest.
@gregschinn694313 күн бұрын
They’ve only merged meaning because people were rather indifferent to the first group of people who started to use it incorrectly (thereby rendering the word ambiguous). So, does a “disinterested third party” now mean someone who really finds the particular subject boring?
@goatuscrow4135Ай бұрын
19/ 20, obloquy got me. Some of my answers were gotten by elimination.
@BrianWilesLanguagesАй бұрын
Very nice work!
@drhextube21 күн бұрын
Aah, obloquy got the better of me too.
@ellianemartinez503820 күн бұрын
Obloquy stumped me too
@ridefast014 күн бұрын
ditto!
@YT_YMАй бұрын
I would say a good synonym for dawdle is procrastinate. That being said, the video was great :)
@baxtercol18 күн бұрын
Procrastinate doesn't usually have the connotation of being slow or even idle. Someone who is physically capable of it can run a 4-minute mile and be simultaneously procrastinating. You couldn't be doing that and dwadling at the same time. I am a native English speaker, language teacher and polyglot should credentials be called for.
@YT_YM18 күн бұрын
@@baxtercol I was merely suggesting something, but I get what you mean. I feel like procrastinate has a less general meaning than dawdle - at least it does in my mother tongue. Usually we use it in a school-related context
@baxtercol17 күн бұрын
@@YT_YM Hi, just out of curiosity, what is your mother tongue? I'm long out of school but I'm guilty of doing it all the time. LOL
@YT_YM17 күн бұрын
@@baxtercol no worries ^^ My mother tongue is French
@baxtercol17 күн бұрын
@@YT_YM Que notre bon Dieu vous protège et vous bénisse toujours. ☺️
@rideauriverrafter9 күн бұрын
20/20 I am a native English speaker and writer but did study Latin, German and French in my earlier (now 80) years.
@meea19713 күн бұрын
Even after all these years learning about different words and meanings, I'm still amazed at how many different words have similar meanings! ❤
@masalcilar978427 күн бұрын
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@7ismersenne18 күн бұрын
20/20. Retired psychologist here. A well graded quiz! I feared that the later questions might stray in complete esoterica, but no, that didn't happen. Thanks.
@RickHartzell-r8l11 күн бұрын
18 of 20; the last 2 got me. Love to read and will occasionally need to look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary, but it has improved my vocabulary significantly.
@scareless488 күн бұрын
20/20 Just a high school grad, but I have loved reading all my life. I will read anything! Now 76.
@camilledabertАй бұрын
Cavalier, austere, banal, sinecure, trenchant (doubt on that one actually), ersatz, etc, were not even english words but french, latin or even german. Plus, some sentences, can very well have meaning with various words, just give a different image. Example the first one, magician could very well be a clumsy clutz yet still manage to put up a show. From a writer's perspective it could be a good way to present a kid making his debut in the field. There were more sentences like that. Like the artist one where two words could've been used interchangeably. Not sure this is a good english test to be frank
@RicktheRecorder15 күн бұрын
The words you cite are all English words. English is full of words, indeed almost all words, that have come from other languages.
@simoneclift315514 күн бұрын
Totally agree. I am English. Did I know the correct pronunciation and meaning of the words? Yes. Was there just one correct answer to each question? No. Would using these words in conversation make you look like a pompous ass. Absolutely.
@ohcalypso963313 күн бұрын
@@RicktheRecorder i believe they're called loan-words, which comprise a large part of the English dictionary but much fewer of the words English speakers actually use day-to-day. which is why English is still classified as a germanic language
@RicktheRecorder13 күн бұрын
They are called lian-words, but as I suggested it's not a terribly useful definition, sunce really almost the whole language could be said to comprise loan-words. English is an international sponge. Only I think 'ersatz' could usefully be said to be a (recent) loan-word.
@MoDs_3Ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this one-1%? Umm... 🤔 It’s one of those ‘on fire’ topics, and not many people can explain such complex ideas in a way that everyone can follow. Your examples, like in the past ‘20 Phrasal Verbs’ video, always make things clear. Thanks for consistently choosing great topics and making learning enjoyable. 😊❤ - Islam from Egypt 🇪🇬
@BrianWilesLanguagesАй бұрын
Thanks a lot, Islam!
@python12180Ай бұрын
I swear to god, after looking these question it finally came to know how worse is my English.
@BrianWilesLanguagesАй бұрын
It's a very hard test- don't be discouraged!
@python12180Ай бұрын
@@BrianWilesLanguages alright, sir
@mikethebeginner18 күн бұрын
I would say your English is fine if you know enough to practice it with English speakers and to read books in English. If you do those things, your English is bound to continuously improve. Also, I scored 20 out of 20 in this test, but you speak your native language much better than I do, because English is my only language!
@python1218018 күн бұрын
@@mikethebeginner As a native speaker, my English is a bit wicked.
@kathleensloan720110 күн бұрын
I got 20 out of 20 correct. I have always loved vocabulary, spelling bees, language & am a prolific reader.
@davidadams23957 күн бұрын
20 of 20. Despite the words being common to me, I understand when to speak casually and when to speak, or write, formally.
@YusudhdhDhdjsdjjd12 күн бұрын
Gracias por las actualizaciones constantes. Prefiero operar en el mercado de valores porque es más rentable. Gano un promedio de $34,500 cada 2 semanas, aunque yo mismo apenas opero.
@CarmenRamirez-z5x12 күн бұрын
Estoy favorecido financieramente, gracias Jesús $10,200 de ganancia semanal sin importar lo mal que esté la economía.
@LauraMarquez-c2q12 күн бұрын
¿Cómo? Soy nuevo en la inversión en criptomonedas. ¿Podrías explicarme cómo obtuviste ganancias?
@JosephineRobert-b1h12 күн бұрын
Gracias a la señora Teresa
@JosephineRobert-b1h12 күн бұрын
Ella es una corredora de bolsa con licencia aquí en los Estados Unidos.
@SalvadorRoman-w6p12 күн бұрын
¡¡¡SI!!! Ese es exactamente su nombre (Teresa Aguilar, más conocida como la Sra. Teresa). Muchas personas la han recomendado mucho y recién estoy comenzando a trabajar con ella 😊 de Brisbane, Australia🇦🇺
@reddust864914 күн бұрын
20 correct. I read extensively and think my past studies in Indonesian language and history have sharpened the attention I pay to English language meanings,
@pabloverdi75435 күн бұрын
Native English speaker - 19/20, never heard of obloquy. There were a few that knew, but have never used or heard spoken, only seen in writing. Fun video
@marcbelisle568511 күн бұрын
High school English teacher here. Obloquy got me. 19/20.
@j.g.c.24949 күн бұрын
be ashamed.
@wberger6 күн бұрын
Last 3 got me... I was rolling fine through the first 10... first 15... but then a sharp turn in the road and then ending by slamming on the breaks. I'm not unhappy with my 17 score. But, I now feel the need to look for more of these little quizzes to up my game.
@dumdumbrown422511 күн бұрын
Indian-South African-Australian-American here - got’em all. Thanks - I had no idea I was top of the pops in English 😊 although it is my first language.
@PaxAlotin-j6r11 күн бұрын
*Question 17* That should be >> *an*
@awkwardaquamarine199 күн бұрын
17/20. I'm a copy editor who works from home. English is not my first language. I guessed a few words before the possible answers were shown, such as _sabbatical_ for _hiatus_ and _eclectic_ for _fickle_ , but I still chose the right answers for those questions. The last 3 questions tripped me.
@joecivita80183 сағат бұрын
18/20. I am 43 but was tested as reading at an 8th grade reading level going into the 1st grade so had a bit of a head start on the path to becoming familiar with their uses. I missed demurred and obloquy and there’s something about the feel and structure of each of those words that suggests they should have been the obvious correct answers.
@stephenhosmer9444Ай бұрын
I got all 20 correct, but I am a teacher in a community college; and I have also taught ESL, so it was not so hard. Thanks--very good really.
@mackaready14 күн бұрын
English teacher here and I got 16/20. Pretty tough at the end! I feel good about that.
@VincentTorleyYKH13 күн бұрын
20/20. That was an excellent quiz. By the way, two words are misspelled in the quiz options: aberration (misspelled as abberation) and accommodate (misspelled as accomodate). You might like to rectify that. Cheers.
@echograpefruit9 күн бұрын
16/20, I'm a native English speaker (Northeast USA)
@steve66oh12 күн бұрын
I knew the biological definition of "chimera", describing "an organism containing a mixture of genetically different tissues, formed by processes such as fusion of early embryos, grafting, or mutation.." (Oxford Languages online dictionary) which is related to the Greek concept of a "patchwork" monster with one animal's head, another's body etc.. But the context of "something wished or hoped for but not possible" was unknown to me.
@dawnmccarthy86793 күн бұрын
20/20. Learnt Latin for years. Also had huge Webster dictionary and used to read it. Before television obviously.
@theguru9711 күн бұрын
19/20....obloquy stumped me. 4 years of Latin and English degree helped. Last two words were difficult, first 18 not a problem. I agree, last two words would never be seen.
@thephilosophicalagnostic2177Күн бұрын
I got all 20 right. The last two words were tough, but the other offered answers were clearly false to me, so I was able to pick the correct words. Thanks for posting.
@gregfaris695911 күн бұрын
Obloquy got me as well. 19 correct. Being fluent in French made #20 obvious.
@franp1122 күн бұрын
ok with th first 15, then 3 of those words failed me completely, so I'm not in the 1% of excellent English speakers, yet I was so thrilled I was learning 3 new English words!! Obloqy, never heard of it before!
@familyhelpdeskhelpdesk27012 күн бұрын
Q14: It is a noun, so "an anathema", not just "anathema". You could have used the word anathematic and you could then omit the an.
@gianxie11 күн бұрын
I was thinking that, too.
@datlilnerdigrl11 күн бұрын
I have never seen "anathema" take an article. "It was anathema to her," is correct usage.
@pltatman111 күн бұрын
The solutions to 17 through 20 are words that are rarely encountered in spoken English so I don't feel bad for missing them. I guessed 'galvanize' and 'austere' via context clues before the choices appeared on screen.
@jamesalexander562310 күн бұрын
Not only did I get them all but I often knew the correct word before they were revealed!