Your vocabulary

[DarrenGMiller]

But ... what is the point of insulting them then?

You assume that I was insulting them for their benefit. I would think that most insulting things said by anyone are uttered to release stress in the person who is actually performing the verbal barrage.

DM

 

[was]

I think that most people adapt linguistically both to the forum and to their audience.

 

[Dakkareth]

I got 9/10 - through educated guessing*.

And lo, behold the poll results ...



*Breakdown: 3 words fully known, 4 words selected by sound and probable language of origin, ('jerboa' sounds similar to what few african words I have heard before), 3 words guessed due to exclusion of the other answers. Correct answers I got three for each method.

 

[tarchon]

Judging from the poll, I think most people would have missed "peer" if it had been on the quiz.

 

[Templeton580]

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[glass]

On the other hand, I only got 5/10, and I guessed alot :\

Me too, and I thought I had a pretty good vocabulary.


glass.

 

[diaglo]

On par with my peers.

 

[DaveMage]

I like the last choice on the poll the best.

I'd say my vocabulary is about average...

 

[Templeton580]

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[Desdichado]

And I did 8/10 as well...I missed fiacre and mulct.

I also missed addax. I guess I'm not as up-to-date on African artiodactyls as I should be. 7/10 for me. I knew/knew four of them, and was able to easily puzzle out from the answers provided what the other three had to be.