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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by JuanValdez, Jul 26, 2011.

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  1. JuanValdez

    JuanValdez Member

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    #1 JuanValdez, Jul 26, 2011
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    god that will take too long...

    I'll just assume I'm about 10,000 less then you, so 21,200 for me.
     
    #2 ToyCen428, Jul 26, 2011
  3. WinorLoseMate

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    31,200? Wow... I only got 19700
     
    #3 WinorLoseMate, Jul 26, 2011
  4. Cannonball

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    I'm on the low end of the spectrum for what's expected of Native English adult speakers. I'm about 5,000 words under the average score for my age, but I always knew that my vocabulary sucked.
     
    #4 Cannonball, Jul 26, 2011
  5. finalsbound

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    way harder than i thought it'd be...
     
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    I got 19800... That is terrible for my age (33) and education (PhD). Although I am from Puerto Rico, I have been living in the US for 15 years now. I really did try hard to define each word and if I couldn't I wouldn't mark it. These results do explain why I am an engineer...
     
    #7 jsmee2000, Jul 26, 2011
  8. JuanValdez

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    The friends that sent me the link all scored better than me. So, now I feel a little better. :)
     
    #8 JuanValdez, Jul 26, 2011
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    Should have listened to mom and read...
     
    #9 W22_STREAK, Jul 26, 2011
  10. WinorLoseMate

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    I have an engineering background now as well.. no opportunity or time to broaden the vocab. This will be my excuse for my poor result lol:(.
     
    #10 WinorLoseMate, Jul 26, 2011
  11. giddyup

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    29,700 for me.

    It's only a couple of hundred words... if those indeed are words!

    Takes less than 5 minutes
     
    #11 giddyup, Jul 26, 2011
  12. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    22,200 for me. I need to upgrade my reading materials. bye bye syfi :(
     
    #12 REEKO_HTOWN, Jul 26, 2011
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    4 years of Latin really helped boost my vocabulary in English as well as Spanish, Italian, and French. That and reading a ton.
     
    #13 ScriboErgoSum, Jul 26, 2011
  14. thegary

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    i got 29,000 something. curious how they chose the words. i checked only words i knew definatively, not ones that i would be able to puzzle out given context. there were also quite a few words i have never seen in my life. obscure words and jargon may not necessarily be the best way to judge one's vocabulary? dunno. anyway, i haven't read a novel in 15 years, that probably hurt my score more than anything.
     
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  15. Lurch

    Lurch Live Wilder.

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  16. JeopardE

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    29,500. I'm an engineer as well. Looks like I need to step up on my reading - I'd like to be in the 33,000 range at least.
     
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  17. JeopardE

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    My goodness man, you can't even spell SyFy correctly. :)
     
    #17 JeopardE, Jul 26, 2011
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    19600 for me. I'm 16.
     
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    I got like 32 or 33k or something. What I found weird was their SAT verbal ranging data that they presented alongside it - hasn't SAT scoring been radically re-calced at a few times so that a 700 in the early 90's is not nearly the same as one in the 00's or the early 80's?
     
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    27,500 I'm an engineer, too, but I still read literature. That partially offsets the handicap.
     
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