16/20 Personnel, possessions, pronunciation and the French one (never heard it before) got me Pronunciation especially is a word that I'm shocked to learn the correct spelling of every time I see...
16/20
Personnel, possessions, pronunciation and the French one (never heard it before) got me
Pronunciation especially is a word that I'm shocked to learn the correct spelling of every time I see it, only to immediately forget it and continue spelling it as "pronounciation"
I got 16, I got thrown off by the ‘ vs ' in the last question and second guessed myself. Funnily enough, I’m pretty sure I got the other 3 words you missed correct, but got mischievous wrong...
I got 16, I got thrown off by the ‘ vs ' in the last question and second guessed myself.
Funnily enough, I’m pretty sure I got the other 3 words you missed correct, but got mischievous wrong (added the extra i)
The last one is not really an English word... It's French. Hors d'oeuvre? I don't even know if I spelled it right. Who even uses this word?! Sounds like something to make fancy people feel classy...
The last one is not really an English word... It's French. Hors d'oeuvre? I don't even know if I spelled it right. Who even uses this word?! Sounds like something to make fancy people feel classy by avoiding the word "appetizers". If we use the French word, we can charge double the amount for the celery sticks with stale ranch dip!
I mean most English is French. There are more words of French origin than English origin in English. What having an entirely French aristocracy does, I suppose. But that is also why it’s “fancy” -...
I mean most English is French. There are more words of French origin than English origin in English.
What having an entirely French aristocracy does, I suppose. But that is also why it’s “fancy” - for almost anything in English, there’s a word of Germanic origin and a word of French origin, and the French one is fancier.
This is true, but I feel it more for some words than others. "Amicable" doesn't feel as "out there" as horse doovers (thank you, @balooga, for the improved and much easier spelling).
This is true, but I feel it more for some words than others. "Amicable" doesn't feel as "out there" as horse doovers (thank you, @balooga, for the improved and much easier spelling).
Same! I nailed the first 19; I've always been a good speller, easy enough. Then we get to #20, my personal demon. I don't think I've ever been able to spell that word correctly once in my life....
Same! I nailed the first 19; I've always been a good speller, easy enough. Then we get to #20, my personal demon. I don't think I've ever been able to spell that word correctly once in my life. (Fortunately I don't ever have the need to.)
13/20 which, honestly, was as best as I could expect. Even that was using a few tricks like knowing rite as in "playwright" is the same as "shipwright", not "write", or that "marshmallow" comes...
13/20 which, honestly, was as best as I could expect. Even that was using a few tricks like knowing rite as in "playwright" is the same as "shipwright", not "write", or that "marshmallow" comes from the "mallow" plant (pronounced as it's spelled).
I've come to view my weakness in memorization (and, by extension, spelling) as a blessing in disguise. There are plenty of ways it has frustrated me, but it also forced me to improve my skills of deduction and rederivation.
It does on occasion make me look like a fool, but most people would figure that out eventually anyways, so no harm getting that cleared up quick.
Being given options made me second guess myself, For the ones I got wrong, I don't think I would've considered them had I been asked to write them down from memory. :P
Being given options made me second guess myself, For the ones I got wrong, I don't think I would've considered them had I been asked to write them down from memory. :P
Congratulations! You got 6460/8300—a high score! Typical score for my age group was 4506 I have been writing professionally since 2019, and am a non-native speaker. Turns out one learns a thing or...
Congratulations!
You got 6460/8300—a high score! Typical score for my age group was 4506
I have been writing professionally since 2019, and am a non-native speaker. Turns out one learns a thing or two from writing and reading pages upon pages daily.
17/20(5220/8300 score?) The words that tripped me up were ones with multiple double letters (picked neccessary and posessions) and “playwrite”. I got the French one based on guessing and “This...
17/20(5220/8300 score?)
The words that tripped me up were ones with multiple double letters (picked neccessary and posessions) and “playwrite”.
I got the French one based on guessing and “This looks fairly French”
So, who else pronounces many of these words "wrong" in their head so their spelling is "right"?
16/20
Personnel, possessions, pronunciation and the French one (never heard it before) got me
Pronunciation especially is a word that I'm shocked to learn the correct spelling of every time I see it, only to immediately forget it and continue spelling it as "pronounciation"
I got 16, I got thrown off by the ‘ vs ' in the last question and second guessed myself.
Funnily enough, I’m pretty sure I got the other 3 words you missed correct, but got mischievous wrong (added the extra i)
20/20! There's a few of these that I might spell incorrectly at first if I was writing them myself, but very easy when I can see all variations.
No capuccinno and missisipipipi? :(
The last one is not really an English word... It's French. Hors d'oeuvre? I don't even know if I spelled it right. Who even uses this word?! Sounds like something to make fancy people feel classy by avoiding the word "appetizers". If we use the French word, we can charge double the amount for the celery sticks with stale ranch dip!
Horse doovers, lol.
I mean most English is French. There are more words of French origin than English origin in English.
What having an entirely French aristocracy does, I suppose. But that is also why it’s “fancy” - for almost anything in English, there’s a word of Germanic origin and a word of French origin, and the French one is fancier.
Deer - English, Venison - French
Friendly - English, Amicable - French
Old - English, Ancient - French
This is true, but I feel it more for some words than others. "Amicable" doesn't feel as "out there" as horse doovers (thank you, @balooga, for the improved and much easier spelling).
That was fun :)
19/20, I can spell fine in English, not so much in French!
Same! I nailed the first 19; I've always been a good speller, easy enough. Then we get to #20, my personal demon. I don't think I've ever been able to spell that word correctly once in my life. (Fortunately I don't ever have the need to.)
13/20 which, honestly, was as best as I could expect. Even that was using a few tricks like knowing rite as in "playwright" is the same as "shipwright", not "write", or that "marshmallow" comes from the "mallow" plant (pronounced as it's spelled).
I've come to view my weakness in memorization (and, by extension, spelling) as a blessing in disguise. There are plenty of ways it has frustrated me, but it also forced me to improve my skills of deduction and rederivation.
It does on occasion make me look like a fool, but most people would figure that out eventually anyways, so no harm getting that cleared up quick.
Aww man rookie mistake on "possessions" and disappointed I messed up "mischievous". Unacceptable! I went in thinking I'll get 20/20 for sure.
Being given options made me second guess myself, For the ones I got wrong, I don't think I would've considered them had I been asked to write them down from memory. :P
Congratulations!
You got 6460/8300—a high score! Typical score for my age group was 4506
I have been writing professionally since 2019, and am a non-native speaker. Turns out one learns a thing or two from writing and reading pages upon pages daily.
Another writing professional here, I got 6800 :) high five
17/20(5220/8300 score?)
The words that tripped me up were ones with multiple double letters (picked neccessary and posessions) and “playwrite”.
I got the French one based on guessing and “This looks fairly French”