EddieS'04
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Neat littletest to see how many words, in your vocabulary.
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OK, I registered 24,000 words, but what does that mean...it says the the average falls between 20,000 to 35,000, but English has always been my worst subject...:grin:
So after taking the test, I still don't know what my score means, and not sure that age plays a major role in the number of words in your vocabulary?
My strengths are in Logic problems, not so much in language and that's what most IQ tests are based on.
...Rich
So after taking the test, I still don't know what my score means, and not sure that age plays a major role in the number of words in your vocabulary?
My strengths are in Logic problems, not so much in language and that's what most IQ tests are based on.
...Rich
Mark K 2
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EddieS'04
In Memoriam 1950-2022
Forgot to say mine was 22600 words
Rich,
from what I understand. It is somewhat the amount of words in our vocabulary. That we use or can use. Becuase we have the understanding of their, meaning and usage.
There were some that I knew but never used them. Im a simple man when it comes to speach.
Rich,
from what I understand. It is somewhat the amount of words in our vocabulary. That we use or can use. Becuase we have the understanding of their, meaning and usage.
There were some that I knew but never used them. Im a simple man when it comes to speach.
Mark K 2
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Something I've noticed over the years is that people in general are more familiar with medical terminology now. I can talk to a lot of patients using proper terminology and they understand what I'm talking about. Gone are the days of "blood poisioning" and "nervous breakdown" and other old euphemisms.
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Robert Caffyn
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I ated sum badd frute an got blood poisinen witch caused me to hav a nervus brakedoun! ~27,400 words. Not too bad for an old one legged man....Bob
Eddie,
I understand that the test estimates the number of words in your vocabulary, but I don't understand necessarily how your age plays into that calculation? I can only assume that the words on the lists are related to specific age groups that perhaps use that word more frequently.....like how technical computer jargon might be easily understood by younger people but not so much by older people??
The other question was how does your score mean anything? Does a higher score mean you are more intelligent, you are better looking, or you know too many words to communicate effectively with the average person??? :grin:
...Rich
I understand that the test estimates the number of words in your vocabulary, but I don't understand necessarily how your age plays into that calculation? I can only assume that the words on the lists are related to specific age groups that perhaps use that word more frequently.....like how technical computer jargon might be easily understood by younger people but not so much by older people??
The other question was how does your score mean anything? Does a higher score mean you are more intelligent, you are better looking, or you know too many words to communicate effectively with the average person??? :grin:
...Rich
Robert Caffyn
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Is yu a coledge gradjewate? I think that age is immaterial. There are words the older generations know that the kids don't and vice-versa. Doesn't mean one age group has a larger vocabulary.
Bob C,
I thought I said that?....Why would age matter if there were not certain words that some generations would be familiar with while others, not so much.
Also, there are many words that people heard, or even use, so they think they know the meaning, but they really don't. I know there were words on the lists that I probably knew what they meant, but I was not sure, so I did not check them. Others may have checked a word only because it sounded familiar, but they they really did not know the proper meaning?? Perhaps if the test required you to match words to actual definitions it might have more credibility.
...Rich
I thought I said that?....Why would age matter if there were not certain words that some generations would be familiar with while others, not so much.
Also, there are many words that people heard, or even use, so they think they know the meaning, but they really don't. I know there were words on the lists that I probably knew what they meant, but I was not sure, so I did not check them. Others may have checked a word only because it sounded familiar, but they they really did not know the proper meaning?? Perhaps if the test required you to match words to actual definitions it might have more credibility.
...Rich
Has anybody else read the "Click here for the full breakdown by age" link? It's really interesting.
As I suspected, those reporting lower verbal SAT scores aren't even taking this test. I'm going to withhold my hypothesis on that.
Basically, you learn more words as you get older...as I'd suspect.
As I suspected, those reporting lower verbal SAT scores aren't even taking this test. I'm going to withhold my hypothesis on that.
Basically, you learn more words as you get older...as I'd suspect.
Bill V
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30,300. Which, according to the chart on the "full break down by age" page, is right on par for my age and verbal SAT score.
Out of curiosity, I did it again and checked every single box. It caps out at 45,000 words. At the other end, it bottoms out at 20 (not 20,000--but 20) words.
Out of curiosity, I did it again and checked every single box. It caps out at 45,000 words. At the other end, it bottoms out at 20 (not 20,000--but 20) words.
I took the test again and checked words that I thought I knew the meaning of, but skipped over the first time.....My score came out to the same 30,300 as Bill V's. The average range for my age (66) is still 20K - 35K words.
I also did previously clicked on the "Click here for a full breakdown by age" but did not remember until I click it again and saw the graphs. In my it does not show anything that I did not know or suspect was true, in that people continue to learn through life but learning slows with age...and a higher V-SAT would imply a larger vocabulary..Duh?
Now I wonder what zip code has to do with your vocabulary...other than knowing what a zip code is? :grin: Even if there was a relationship to zip code and vocabulary, it would really only apply to the zip code you grew up in, and not necessarily where you live now?
I wonder how much vocabulary size relates to IQ test scores??
....Rich
I also did previously clicked on the "Click here for a full breakdown by age" but did not remember until I click it again and saw the graphs. In my it does not show anything that I did not know or suspect was true, in that people continue to learn through life but learning slows with age...and a higher V-SAT would imply a larger vocabulary..Duh?
Now I wonder what zip code has to do with your vocabulary...other than knowing what a zip code is? :grin: Even if there was a relationship to zip code and vocabulary, it would really only apply to the zip code you grew up in, and not necessarily where you live now?
I wonder how much vocabulary size relates to IQ test scores??
....Rich
Bill V
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Rich, I don't think that the age, ZIP code, gender, SAT score, grade/degree, etc., impacted how they calculated the estimated vocabulary size. I believe that was all solely based on the first two screens of words. It sounded to me like they were requesting information to be able to check for correlations between the vocabulary sizes and any of those other pieces of info.
Regarding your question on vocabulary size relating to IQ test scores--my susupcions are that there is some correlation, but not as strong as there is with the SAT verbal scores. IMHO, people who have higher IQs will generally have more aptitude to learn/retain more word definitions; but IQ is supposedly more related to logic, not vocubulary, so the degree of that correlation will thus be limited.
It would be interesting to see what, if anything, they found for other correlations (geography, gender, etc.), as well as what other socioeconomic factors they could have asked which may have had a correlation.
My suspicions are that women have a higher average number than men. After all, when my wife gets upset at me, she calls me all sorts of words I don't recognize. Although I think most of them she has made up--do those count in the tally?
Regarding your question on vocabulary size relating to IQ test scores--my susupcions are that there is some correlation, but not as strong as there is with the SAT verbal scores. IMHO, people who have higher IQs will generally have more aptitude to learn/retain more word definitions; but IQ is supposedly more related to logic, not vocubulary, so the degree of that correlation will thus be limited.
It would be interesting to see what, if anything, they found for other correlations (geography, gender, etc.), as well as what other socioeconomic factors they could have asked which may have had a correlation.
My suspicions are that women have a higher average number than men. After all, when my wife gets upset at me, she calls me all sorts of words I don't recognize. Although I think most of them she has made up--do those count in the tally?
EddieS'04
In Memoriam 1950-2022
After all, when my wife gets upset at me, she calls me all sorts of words I don't recognize. Although I think most of them she has made up--do those count in the tally?
Bill, thats funny, I like it...:bwahaha:
Doctor CAD
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Richard, knowing your zip code might be very important. For example "fixin" is not a word that north-easteners know, but any southener would know right away that it means about.
Ex. "Fixin to mash that button" run through the south-north dictionary translates to " About to turn on that lightswitch".
Ex. "Fixin to mash that button" run through the south-north dictionary translates to " About to turn on that lightswitch".
DoctorCAD,
I agree, however "Fixin" was not on the list...More of a slang term, and I did not see any words that were slang or specific to any regional dialect? Even if there were some regional diallect words...your current zip code would not have any bearing on where your grew up and what slang terms you were exposed to.
As an example: My late wife was born and raised in the Baton Rouge, LA area. It was very common for her to use the term "Pack" to mean carry something, as in "Would you please Pack my bag into the house". I grew up in Northern Ohio and was not familiar with the word "Pack" used in the context where I would use the word "Carry". However the word Pack and Carry indeed have similar meaning when you speak in terms of Pack animals or beasts of burden such as horses or mules, etc.
My only objection to the test is that the test assumes people who check the work are claiming to know the meaning of a word and actually know all, or at least some of the proper meanings of the word. I am not an English major, but from the number of people who I have met who I know use some words improperly, I image that they think they know the meaning, but really don't.
My second point is that if you use words that are not commonly known by the persons you are speaking to, you run the risk of not being understood, and even worse, being considered and eliteist and speaking over peoples heads just to show your superiority...Then your message is lost regardless if the words were used properly. Kind of like Rev. Jesse Jackson, who uses words that many people have never heard of, as a way to imply he is more educated than other people. :grin:
...Rich
I agree, however "Fixin" was not on the list...More of a slang term, and I did not see any words that were slang or specific to any regional dialect? Even if there were some regional diallect words...your current zip code would not have any bearing on where your grew up and what slang terms you were exposed to.
As an example: My late wife was born and raised in the Baton Rouge, LA area. It was very common for her to use the term "Pack" to mean carry something, as in "Would you please Pack my bag into the house". I grew up in Northern Ohio and was not familiar with the word "Pack" used in the context where I would use the word "Carry". However the word Pack and Carry indeed have similar meaning when you speak in terms of Pack animals or beasts of burden such as horses or mules, etc.
My only objection to the test is that the test assumes people who check the work are claiming to know the meaning of a word and actually know all, or at least some of the proper meanings of the word. I am not an English major, but from the number of people who I have met who I know use some words improperly, I image that they think they know the meaning, but really don't.
My second point is that if you use words that are not commonly known by the persons you are speaking to, you run the risk of not being understood, and even worse, being considered and eliteist and speaking over peoples heads just to show your superiority...Then your message is lost regardless if the words were used properly. Kind of like Rev. Jesse Jackson, who uses words that many people have never heard of, as a way to imply he is more educated than other people. :grin:
...Rich
Bill V
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Good point. That right there is the exact reason Dennis Miller lasted only one season as a Monday Night Football commentator.
