Mexican, 30 years old, english is my 2nd language & i got 12/15. Surprisingly most of these words also exist in spanish and mean the same thats why i didnt find it hard. However, you got me with blithe, eschew & succinct never in my life i've had heard those words netheir on my advanced english teachings. Thanks so much, i've got new bullets in my magazine 😎
I am a native English speaker who had straight A’s. I have no idea why I’m watching this video, but it is currently night and I’m procrastinating sleep.
@@TommyZeus-i8nhah! I know that one because Guinness made an issue of it some decades ago. If you read a lot, you'll know most all the words someone other than a lexicographer could throw at you.
I'm a ESL teacher, my first language is Spanish and got 15/15. I haven't feel this impressed by my own results in ages. If you could make a second part, or even better, a series, it would be awesome!
Speaking as a Welshman, English came from England and was exported to other countries, including the USA (which almost chose German). American English has developed (and sometimes remained faithful to an earlier spelling) and is now, via the Internet, changing English english. For example, we say "sukcinct", not "succinct", as in the video. Sadly, "train station" is rapidly replacing "railway station". "Change" is now that clumsy verb "transitioning". (American english turns nouns into verbs.) I prefer "biscuit" while children increasingly refer to "cookies".
@@felixwaterman4448 Yes. But also don't forget that American English is more accurate to the accent of your European English than modern Europeans countries are because ya'll became "posh" and America did not.
These would’ve been known well by middle school for many who were actually learning reading, writing and arithmetic. Now, it’s amazing when you find cursive. I believe it should still be taught. How will they read a letter that comes in cursive or learn to actually sign their name. Of course, people can get by without it but to me cursive is also an art. There’s expression in it unlike printing. I would like our schools to teach subjects that are fundamental. Even home economics was helpful. All my cooking classes and sewing classes taught you math. Leave much of the things that fall outside this for electives or even for college. I didn’t send my children to s*x ed either. I’m a medical provider and I believe I can cover all topics well. Plus, my kids were not afraid to ask questions about anything. Sometimes I wish they had been 😂. Maybe we should be voting in this nation what’s important for children to learn. Some ideas might be surprising and helpful.
62 and also went to school when the teachers actually taught you. As opposed to now where they fill your head with trash and make you question if you're something that you're not.
Delighted to correct 12/15 ,but aiming for 15/15 . Thanks for teaching me three new words. 1. Blithe (Adj)= carefree and cheerful 2. Succinct( Adj.)= Brief and clear 3. Eschew(V)= Intentionally avoid something or somebody. I'm from India and have been learning english since 2023 ,but only recently have I become serious about improving my skills. Again Thanks a lot 💖
13/15, native English and never heard 2 of the worlds before and an avid reader of the classics. My son is currently learning German so, incredibly proud of everyone here who's learning new languages, keep going. Xxx
78 years old recently and I got them all right: found it surprisingly easy. I've had very little formal education but have always been a voracious reader.
I test my 9 year old granddaughter with these words. I feel an expanded vocabulary will give her more opportunities in life. This morning she brought in 2 cherry tomatoes she "harvested". My grandmother, mother, etc, were always big readers and thus used correct grammar and big words in our home. It's a huge advantage today.
I'm not native and I know many more "difficult" words. The problem is I don't speak English much only read and watch TV/movies in that language. Need more practice talking.
I'm African but I guess a native English speaker due to our colonial past and decent educational system. These words weren't difficult at all. I expected some positively sesquipedalian or diabolical words. Nothing of the sort popped up, just typical words.
You will always get the smart alecs who sailed through the test. Congratulations to all of you who got good scores even though English is not your first language 👏👏🌟 Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
My home language is Arabic and I learnt English completely on my own through youtube. Proud to say I got a 14/15. Blithe got me. Never seen that before. Edit: I seriously don’t understand why me not knowing blithe became such a big deal. Yes, apparently it does exist in some works of literature. But I mostly use English to communicate, not read. So PLEASE stop saying that Shakespeare had a work with “blithe spirit” in it, or that it’s in Noel Coward’s work. Thank you. I now know. But forgive me not knowing about European and American literature when I’m from Iraq.
I got all 15, I just love English, it really comes to me pretty naturally. And I have taken many courses so to those who don’t speak it as there first language and still got a lot correct, congratulations that’s fantastic.
As a native speaker of English and as someone who is trying to learn another language, I have the deepest respect for the non-native speakers who took this test. Congratulations for even attempting it; double congratulations for those who did well! I got 15 out of 15, but, as I said, I am a native speaker. I also love words. Good luck to everyone attempting to learn and/or improve their English skills; native and non-native speakers alike! ❤️🌻❤️🌻❤️🌻❤️🌻
Thank you so much, bro. I'm not English native and English is not my mother tongue (I just a student who studies at Foreign languages department) but I did it on 12/15. Blunt and some C2 vocab got me.
@soniaetter1850 I never loved words, just ideas. But I realized that to get ideas across effectively, I needed a decent vocabulary and decent grammar, too.
So have I. There's a word for that, if you didn't know...SESQUIPEDALIAN. 😃 (You're welcome.) By the way, if you've never played Wordle, you should. It's the perfect word game to keep you sharp but not drive you insane. Free on the NY Times, and you need not create an account or provide personal info. Best of all, it's one and done--you cannot play it more than once a day. So there's no risk of going down the rabbit hole. I also play Connections on there; it's fun too. And I typically hate video or online games. But these are different.
Value - Worth Sustain - Support Various - Different Emphasize - Highlight Typical - Ordinary Blunt - Straightforward Consequence - Result Strain - Make a great effort Authentic - Genuine Evolve - Change Gradually Blithe - Carefree and Cheerful Ambiguous - Open to more then one interpretation Facilitate - Make easier Succint - Brief Eschew - Avoid I got 12/15 Got me (eschew, succint, blithe)
Ambiguous n eschew gt me out . As a non native speaker getting 13 is great . Learnt these 2 new words . Always nice 2 upgrade ourselves 😊 . Thnks 😊 n lots of love ❤️ frm india 🇮🇳
That's funny. The word is rather pedantic. One would only hear it from a teacher (if at all). I know the word well but it simply isn't spoken. It is seen in print though.
Got 15/15, also got a perfect score on the English vocab section of the ACT test when I took it so I would have been pretty hard on myself if I had gotten any wrong.
as a native speaker i got 12/15, you don't need to know these words to be fluent- I have started a flamewar, my main point is that understanding these words is not necessary for fluent speakers, and doesn't matter much.
Im typical local Chinese from Malaysia, and since a kid Tolkien's works inspired me to study English so that I can comprehend his books... and got me 15/15. Thank you Tolkien.
15/15, Russian, been studying English for 9 years now. Had to guess the meaning based on the words' appearance towards the end, but I think being able to accomplish that is something to be proud of in itself.
Yeah Blithe was rough. I've seen it before in books, but from the spelling, my interpretation was the opposite of it's actual meaning when I guessed it lol.
I got all 15, but some of the last five words made me think momentarily. Just goes to show that your brain is a muscle, which you must constantly exercise or risk forgetfulness. Regular reading is certainly one of the best exercises.
I’m 23 years old from Kazakhstan and I’ve been learning English since I was 6 years old. I got 13 out of 15. Never got a chance to learn about blithe and eschew before. Thanks for a great video!
@@flyce3616 the problem is “he’s American” his pronunciation of eschew is incorrect. And has many different uses like “off centre or not straight” and “not accurate”. I’m Australian, 1st language English and most Australians under 40 would get 6/15 at best. You have done incredibly well 🙏
I think both "blithe" and "blither" (meaning to talk nonsence) have all but disappeared, because peiple think each might be misheard as the other, and be interpreted negatively.
I got 14/15 because the majority of these words comes from French and therefore Latin. As I am French I would like to thank William the Conqueror, a French Normand Duke who became King of England in 1066 after the battle of Hasting. He brought so many French words in England that nowadays 41% of the English words come directly from French. It helped me a lot in learning this second language :)
I thought these were extremely easy with only blithe and eschew mildly difficult. I got them all right but have been an avid reader, word lover and had a mom with a Masters degree in English and taught school for 40 years so I went into this quiz expecting 100%. I am really impressed with the number of school kids and non-native English speakers who took this quiz. I applaud all of you and you will go far in life and work if you keep learning all the time! I wish you all the very best in life!!
15/15 as well, but knowing the meanings of other words and that words can be related helped to guess on those two: "blithe" looks/sounds reminiscent of "bliss" or "blissful", whereas "eschew" is somewhat like "shun" or to "shoo"
I’m a native English speaker and I did get 15 out of 15. My mother was an English teacher and she was a stickler about my brother and I speaking English properly. She would be proud of me 😊
I'm 68 years old and I had to quit school in the seventh grade for personal reasons but I went to an excellent elementary school and my family members read books about different subjects all the time. We had books stacked against our walls in our house, hundreds of books. The first books I read were the Wizard of Oz series by a guy named L Frank Baum. I used to walk to the Carnegie library in my little home town by myself and spent many hours there reading to escape my turbulent household. I managed to get every one right 15/15.
👏🏽 Bravo. I’m 74 and a high school grad 1968. My Mother read to us from an early age and my Dad bought us a set of encyclopedias. , so I’ve always loved reading and all 15 words on that list were familiar to me.
@balloonfarm5903 Me too! Same age and similar background. I was lucky enough to go to college because my parents started saving for it when I was born. Reading is a great way to expand your vocabulary! Did you ever just sit down and open a book from your encyclopedia and open it to a random page, and just start reading? I loved that.
LOL. You are a fool for not having understood the real goal of this video which is to have you watch it to the end. It does not matter how many words you got right if you watched it to the end you are an easily manipulated fool like me. I watched to the end and immediately felt ashamed and upset with myself that I fell for the oldest trick in the book. Yes, you got 15 out of 15 and you failed because you did not understand the main goal of the video which was to use your own vanity to keep you watching until the end. Congratulations... FOOL.
I'm 74 and got them all as well. You are in the same generation as I am and we did learn vocabulary back then but more importantly, we read books and not computer screens. Have a great day.
@@WilliamStyers Based on your name I’m also gonna guess your a native English speaker, while this seems to be a course aimed at foreign speakers, hence the 97% of the WORLD. Congrats, your English vocab is better than that of a Chinese/ French/ Spanish / xyz person. Smh
@@hamster4618 I agree with you. And I am indeed a native English speaker. Having said that for those who did so well that were not, congratulations. English is such an irrational language that it is hard for anyone who didn't have it as their "milk" language to learn and be fluent in.
15 out of 15 here, age 76. Agreed, intelligent thinking in general, built on a foundation of solid vocabulary, and differentiating and expressing subtle meanings in particular, was to be expected when we were growing up.
I got all 15 right but the last one I will admit was a guess I was raised in Wisconsin and English was a big deal I am 63 years old now and I sure wish kids would learn today like we did❤
85 years old and got them all. I just always remember to eschew obfuscation. 😊 For all of you learning English as a second language ….. you are AMAZING. Congratulations! You are taking on a daunting challenge.
My high school VP had that "Eschew obfuscation" poster behind her desk in the office. One might credit a 15/15 score to her and frequent visits to the office. RHS 1967-
Me too! I knew eschew, blithe, and succint. The political media has ruined English with wrong usage of words like-- optics, bravery, democracy, to name a few.
I've worked with some Indian people with impeccable English. Sometimes their accents are difficult to understand at first, but their grammar and word choice is excellent. If you want to be a citizen of the world, learn English, French, Arabic, Mandarin, Japanese, and German. You will be able to travel the world and converse with nearly everyone you meet.
I got 13/15 even though my English is a second lenguaje. I never been to school here en USA, the English I know I learn from jobs and reading. I am proud of that.
Im 72 and got 15/15. As soon as I learned to read I would read every book I could get my hands on and loved every minute. I still love to read. Kids today don't know what they are missing!
Kids today? hmmm I know many kids today that read plenty. My two sons are now grown men and always AP students, reading fluently before 1st grade. Most people get old and trash younger generations... for such a literary scholar, you seem to not get that part.
Holding an actual book and turning the pages is so good for you. You get lost in another world and so many people now days will never experience that simply cause they don’t want to.
Got them all. Blithe and eschew were the only challenges in my opinion. I think this little test was to keep suckers like me attentive during the whole video.
I didn't realize this was for non-native speakers. Got them all, but I'm an American and love words and write for a living. Good work for all those who got them!!!!
I am non-native speaker but might as well be one now, since I came to the US at 16 and I am now 60. I still missed one, but I had come across the one I missed before, just forgot the meaning. I guessed correctly but if I had to guess, I would not count it.
I read the Encyclopedia Britannica at a young age. I grew up on a farm and there wasn't much to read. My Mom considered the Encyclopedia to be decorative, but I read it cos it was there.
I got 15/15! I’m a native speaker and some of these words I think would probably have other native speakers stopping me and asking me what they mean lol. I only knew “blithe” because it was in an old song we sang in my high school choir 🎶 Good luck to everyone learning English!
We learnt a lot in school were I come from. That you decided to learn in your twenties and scored nearly perfect really deserves some respect and you have every right to feel proud 👍👍👍
@@maliniatb I truly appreciate that. Thank you so much. I learned English when I moved to the US in my 20’s. I wanted to learn it as close to fluent as possible so people would stop making fun of my accent, immersion is the best way to learn it. Also reading books helped a lot. Again, thank you for the compliment.
I'm a native speaker and got 13 out of 15, blythe and eschew were the ones I didn't get right. I will say to the people that have English as their second language who took this test , congratulations! You are doing excellent!
I have never been to high school (only grade 9) but I got all 15 correct… the reason, I am well read… I have been reading all my life .. read every day. Years ago I wondered why my spelling, grammar and word knowledge surpassed most everyone I knew.. pretty much all of which are at minimum high school graduates. The conclusion I came to is because I read so much. I used to proofread letters for my ex-wife who was an executive assistant for a very large company to help her word things properly. I usually get all my word spelling correct and use proper punctuation and know when to start a new paragraph etc. If you’re looking to understand and learn English, read books, newspapers and whatever you can get your hands on. The best book to read is the Bible! It’s amazing what you can learn by reading that. I’m 59
So your conclusion is that if you read more, you're better at reading. Got it. Then pushed the Bible. I think you are lying and missed the word succinct.
@@loganagolwNo, you missed his point in your rush to be obnoxious. The actual point is that the more you read, the better your comprehension, vocabulary, and understanding of grammar and punctuation is. And yes, your ability to read and understand more complex material will increase, along with your ability to apply critical thinking to other aspects of life.
@@judycroteau482 oh so you also have noticed this wild phenomenon?! That doing something more will make you better at it?! I'm not sure but this may be a new discovery. We're going to need to contact some media and get this out there, this is absolutely groundbreaking. We can do this guys, let's change the world. Wait til athletes find out about this
Got 15/15. Surprised with the last part. Some of the advanced words are common in daily speech, but others like "blithe" and "eschew" are truly advanced level.
I’ve always been a voracious reader, so I got all 15 words … but am very proud of those who have commented how well they did 👏👏👏 when I was 10 years old, I was given Treasure Island as a Xmas gift, and whenever I came to a word I didn’t understand, which was often in that book, I was told to look it up, and was even given a dictionary for my birthday less than 2 months later. I made it into a game for myself, trying to figure out what the word meant by how it was used in the sentence before looking it up, then seeing how right or wrong I was 🤣🤣 I still think this is the best way to help anyone become more proficient in any language … and show people how to dream by reading ❤
@@kristinabc1143 Yes. I remember first seeing "gilded" in Tom Sawyer, learning that a"cask" was a barrel in Grimms fairy tales, etc. My parents never finished highschool, but my mother loved to read. She'd bring me books from Goodwill and I read a lot. There's nothing like a book to transport a kid to whole new worlds. Reading exercises the brain in ways that video doesn't.
12/15 I have been speaking English my whole 10 years of life and I’ve never heard of eschew, blithe or facilitate. At first I thought facilite means to contain something like facility
13/15 and my satisfaction is beyond measure as, it is coming from someone who is self taught ,I’m a native português speaker from Angola this test for me testifies that belief in oneself and continuous action can surely move mountains. Thank you so much 🙏🏽
Same, English isn't my first language but I love English literature, and got 15/15 as well (to be honest I relied on some word origins to guess 2 of the words haha)
I got 15/15, I'm not a native speaker and just passed my 12th grade of school, I'm quite happy considering most people in my country judge others based on their english speaking skills and how many jobs allow entry only if the person knows english, it was a great comfort at a critical time, thank you.
Ha! Got all 15! At 68 and an avid reader/vocab/grammar fiend, I love words, sentence structure and am constantly expanding my vocabulary. I never spoke baby talk to my children, exposing them to words far above their age from the get-go. It makes me proud to hear them as adults using obscure words and phraseology. It keeps brains sharp and interactions interesting. 😊
I’m a little older than you, and your comment is virtually what I could have written! This is why we both scored 15/15. It’s really satisfying to have a strong vocabulary.
@@SteelG_TR as a native english speaker, succinct is a pretty common word where I come from. blithe and eschew are words I've never heard of before and sound more like old english words no one uses anymore so anyone who gets those ones probably did read the whole english dictionary.
Natural English speaker here, two of the words I don't recall ever coming across, but was able to guess the definition. Messed up strain, my choice definition wasn't listed because my first thought was straining water off noodles, and blunt made me think of a mace. Always fun when words have so many definitions. Makes it really ambiguous.
As a non-native speaker I never heard word "Blithe" used ever and I could only vaguely remember "Eschew", so I guessed incorrectly. 13/15, which is still decent. However, my first thought when I heard "blunt" was also "blunt weapons" (like a hammer, or a bat). Also also, "strain" always was for me more about *stressing* something. "This decision put a huge strain on our economy" could be interpreted as "it took a great effort" but also as "it was a blunder"
Got 11/15 and i am happy bout it cz i am a teen in an asian country where english is prioritised but not everyone is efficient with it,W vid keep it up🔥
I learned English by myself and I got 13/15. I'm kind proud of myself! To clarify, I am Brazilian and I have no one to talk to in English. Just watching videos and movies. Now in comments.
You did very well. I knew all of them, but English is my native language. I'm sure I would not have known "eschew" except the Bible says to eschew evil.
@pierre-yveschauvet5136 Never in English schools, I'm Brazilian! That's why I said I was proud, I learned by watching a lot of Friends and Movies, then I started watching without subtitles and then with English subtitles. When I went to write or read, I had a lot of difficulty. For example, when I read the word "laughing" I heard in Portuguese "lefing". Totally different, and he was trying to know the meaning of "lol". I still have difficulty reading and writing. But I improved a lot. However, to understand I can 99%, even "hood" speaking.
Got them all. Fifteen years as an editor and technical writer and over thirty years as a broadcast presenter. In my childhood, mother told me to eschew obfuscation. I never forgot it.
@annsanse2935 I've never been so vocally jovial over a comment in my lifetime. I am still chuckling with untold mirth as I compose this brief missive.
Here's to the nuns that taught me English back in the 70s! You did a bang up job! 15/15! Congratulations to those who speak English as a second language. I am a native speaker from the US. I would Hazard a guess that most native speakers in this country would find some of these difficult given today's standard of teaching.
i got 14.. and English is actually my 4th language not even the second . i thought my self by music at first then by reading books after i got the basics in my school nd it's only for 3 years in highschool .. where you basically learn about verbs and regular verbs and direct speech and things that are not the english i was looking for 😂😂😂😂
I'm a native English speaker, and I correctly identified 14/15 words. I'm as confident as I am relieved, because being a native speaker doesn't automatically grant you a higher vocabulary or the ability to express yourself in a coherent manner. In any case, "blithe" was the word that derailed my perfect score. 😅
That's not true, I only recently came across "eschew" in some news article and hence remembered what it meant. Not sure about "blithe" though it's the only one I got wrong.
Congratulations. I am a non-native speaker, but English is part of my country's education system. Keep it up and you will reach the level of English proficiency that you want. Would it be alright if I offered a small grammatical suggestion for your comment? * [have been + verb in gerund form (+ing form)] is usually used when an action started before and is still ongoing. The focus of this statement is the duration and the ongoing status of the action. * [past tense of the verb] is used when you want to point out that an action was performed in the past. The focus is when the action happened and leaves some ambiguity about whether the action is still ongoing. So back to your statement, it would be more grammatically correct to say either of the following: I've been learning English since November 2022. OR I started learning English last November 2022. Although, I think the first one sounds more fitting given the context of your statement.
American, born and raised. English is my first and only language. I got all 15, but I'll admit blithe and eschew were educated guesses. If you'd asked me without the multiple choice, I'd have only gotten 13.
Italian here. Advanced vocabulary vs common italian words: Value - valore Sustain - sostenere Various- varie Emphasize - enfatizzare Typical- Tipico Consequence- conseguenze Authentic- autentico Evolve- evolvere Ambiguous- ambiguo Facilitate- facilitare Succinct- succinto Basically the only different words are : blunt, strain, blithe and eschew. 🎉
Same for French. Actually advanced English roots from French since in the old days in Europe, it was the official language of the nobility and thus queens and kings. English is NOT a Latin language (it is a Germanic language) but French and Italian are that is why we do not find some of those words difficult to guess ;)
There are so many old folks and kids in the comment section. It's honestly really wholesome and heartwarming to see people of different ages and backgrounds coming together for a simple test. Unfortunately, as someone who learned English mostly from cartoons and social media and a bit (maybe 35% of my current knowledge) from school, I got 10/15 correctly. Maybe 10.5 since I changed one of my options at the last second, but either way, this was fun! Thank you for this video. 😊
15/15 and also 73. Bs and Cs in English but my dad read the dictionary so we had to watch a new word popping up. The thing I notice now is I've lost some hearing but it seems people under 40 never had vocabulary lessons and mispronounce many words. How can you sell turmeric but pronounce it tumeric?
@@williammay2332 so sad, I am so pleased my grandchildren are well spoken and also write beautifully. My 9 year old granddaughter just received an all school award for excellence in math!! My mom had a rule, she always spoke to us like adults, no baby talk. I followed that pattern. We used to have a vocabulary and science games to play in the car when my dons were 10-14 years old. I also encouraged them to watch Jeopardy😊
Native English speaker here, I've never used blithe, succinct, or eschew, ever in my life. Nor have I heard them being used in daily conversation, ever! Anyway, all the best to all language learners, I hope you reach your goals.
C2 words are usually very uncommon and used in very specific contexts, that's why you were not familiar with them. I, as a Portuguese native speaker, don't know all C2 Portuguese words either. :)
Blithe was the one I got wrong. Hadn't used it for years and I just forgot. Got to say one word definitions aren't exactly easy or accurate as you need more than one word to get an accurate definition.
I'm not a native English speaker, I'm not even an English teacher and I've never lived in an English speaking country. Had 14/15, "blithe" was totally unknown to me. I'm quite happy with this result :)
Been living in USA for 24 year now and I have never heard Blithe or Eschew. The rest of the words found them to be extremely easy with the exception of succinct. This one I've heard/used probably 2 times in my life.
The Presenter is an American, so that means his base English is "Simplified English" as promoted in the USA by that Webster bloke. American vocabularies are about a third of the size of the average natural British English speaker.
I’m a native English speaker and got my master’s degree in English and got 14/15! I hadn’t heard ‘blithe’ before for some reason! So don’t worry, even those of us familiar with English struggle a bit with it too! To everyone who’s studying: you’re doing great and I’m so proud of you and your hard work! ☺️
@ranpone, Hard to believe a person with a master’s degree in English has never heard of Noel Coward’s play, Blithe Spirit, or that the title was taken from a line in one of Shelley’s poems. I know this and I have a master’s degree in Art Education. I guess the quality of the university one chooses does matter.
Reading is the biggest vocabulary builder. If I don’t know a word and can’t figure it out from context clues, I must look it up. It’s almost a compulsion. Ebooks have made looking up words so much easier than when I was a kid.
Got 'em all. No problem. My dad had a M.A. in English and was an elementary school educator early in his career, and later worked at a major university teaching business and personnel management in small and large corporations. When I was growing up, he and I played Scrabble a lot - with a Webster's unabridged dictionary close at hand! We had so much fun. Words, and using them correctly, was always important in our house. More importantly, using our words kindly in speaking to and about others was always emphasized. Thank you, Daddy!
15/15 - My parents were Communications professionals. My mother was a writer and an editor, my father was in Marketing. Having a varied vocabulary was important to them and to pass onto my brother and me.
All these words were taught to me in 5th grade. 30 words per week assigned Monday test Friday morning. Your mother had to sign the test over the weekend. Back then, we studied reading, writing, and arithmetic. If english is your second language, anything over 10 is outstanding!
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Brian: Eschew
Me: Bless you
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LOL, after I watched the vid and understand this, it is so funny.
I watched the video twice and got all 15 words right the 2nd time therefore my English vocab is now better than 97% of people world wide.
The fact that this makes sense
Lol 😂
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I'm jealous
That is true. Good work lad.
As a person with english as his second language. I'm proud for getting 13/15.
I agree, me too 13/15.
Same, which words did you miss? 11/14 did me in. 😎
That's excellent, well done.
Same
english is my third and im 14/15 =)))
Mexican, 30 years old, english is my 2nd language & i got 12/15.
Surprisingly most of these words also exist in spanish and mean the same thats why i didnt find it hard.
However, you got me with blithe, eschew & succinct never in my life i've had heard those words netheir on my advanced english teachings.
Thanks so much, i've got new bullets in my magazine 😎
Indeed
En español también existe sucinto! Pero claro está que no es una palabra común.
As a native English speaking. Same lol
I made the same mistakes you did and I'm Italian
I am a native English speaker who had straight A’s. I have no idea why I’m watching this video, but it is currently night and I’m procrastinating sleep.
SAME! Except I didn't get all striaght As. Still got all the questions right tho
Ong 😭😭
Me too.
same bro
Go to sleep!!!
1. Onomatopoeia
2. Discombobulation
3. Maliciously
4. Inadvertently
5. Anachronism
6. Equivocation
7. Malodorous
8. Abrogated
9. Obsequious
10. Conciliatory
11. Misconstrued
12. Diminutive
13. Allegorical
14. Intractable
15. Corroborate
To name a few.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Now THAT'S a good list! I still knew all of them, but most of them aren't everyday words for me.
This is a much better list. Although still not that uncommon.
@@TommyZeus-i8nhah! I know that one because Guinness made an issue of it some decades ago.
If you read a lot, you'll know most all the words someone other than a lexicographer could throw at you.
I'm a ESL teacher, my first language is Spanish and got 15/15. I haven't feel this impressed by my own results in ages. If you could make a second part, or even better, a series, it would be awesome!
As a native English speaker I appreciate those of you non natives sharing your results and thank you for learning my language.
aint your language lil bro
Speaking as a Welshman, English came from England and was exported to other countries, including the USA (which almost chose German). American English has developed (and sometimes remained faithful to an earlier spelling) and is now, via the Internet, changing English english. For example, we say "sukcinct", not "succinct", as in the video. Sadly, "train station" is rapidly replacing "railway station". "Change" is now that clumsy verb "transitioning". (American english turns nouns into verbs.) I prefer "biscuit" while children increasingly refer to "cookies".
@@felixwaterman4448 Yes. But also don't forget that American English is more accurate to the accent of your European English than modern Europeans countries are because ya'll became "posh" and America did not.
12/15. Some of those words are not used daily.
as a scottish english speaker i advise you to learn mandarin- cos china is the future - england and most english-speaking countries are screwed.
Got all correct. 74 years old. Education back in the day was very good
These would’ve been known well by middle school for many who were actually learning reading, writing and arithmetic. Now, it’s amazing when you find cursive. I believe it should still be taught. How will they read a letter that comes in cursive or learn to actually sign their name. Of course, people can get by without it but to me cursive is also an art. There’s expression in it unlike printing. I would like our schools to teach subjects that are fundamental. Even home economics was helpful. All my cooking classes and sewing classes taught you math. Leave much of the things that fall outside this for electives or even for college. I didn’t send my children to s*x ed either. I’m a medical provider and I believe I can cover all topics well. Plus, my kids were not afraid to ask questions about anything. Sometimes I wish they had been 😂. Maybe we should be voting in this nation what’s important for children to learn. Some ideas might be surprising and helpful.
62 and also went to school when the teachers actually taught you. As opposed to now where they fill your head with trash and make you question if you're something that you're not.
75 me 2 we had good store bought book learning 🎉🎉🎉
@@mikeflorence314F...no M16 for me 🎉🎉🎉perciate your service 🎉🎉🎉
@@mikeflorence31We all remember that.
Delighted to correct 12/15 ,but aiming for 15/15 . Thanks for teaching me three new words.
1. Blithe (Adj)= carefree and cheerful
2. Succinct( Adj.)= Brief and clear
3. Eschew(V)= Intentionally avoid something or somebody.
I'm from India and have been learning english since 2023 ,but only recently have I become serious about improving my skills.
Again Thanks a lot 💖
Same never heard of this words before
The same words that I didn´t know plus blunt
Literally never heard these words in my life, now that I know I get to confuse everyone by using these words
Same results although succinct was in my spelling list 😂
I think like 99% got these three wrong, and some of the native speakers sure have never heard of them lol
13/15, native English and never heard 2 of the worlds before and an avid reader of the classics. My son is currently learning German so, incredibly proud of everyone here who's learning new languages, keep going. Xxx
78 years old recently and I got them all right: found it surprisingly easy. I've had very little formal education but have always been a voracious reader.
I’m 79 I’ve read a lot
69 years old here. I got 13 of 15. English was always my favorite subject...that, and lunch! Voracious? I'm assuming that means avid?
70 yr old here 15/15. Reader also. Didn’t get to finish school but what I did have covered all the Maths & English that has stood me in good stead.
Same with me. Really thought it was going to be tougher.
Voracious vo ray shus
A. starving
B. ravenous
C. insatiable
Got all 15, but then again, I graduated HS in 1970...when vocabulary was still emphasized!!
‘73. Same
Graduated in the early eighties in the Caribbean where there was a massive focus on vocabulary.
Graduated 2012 and got all of them. You act like all younger generations are dumb. There was once a time when people thought creationism was real.
1970. Same
I got 9/15, as a middle schooler and English not being my first language, I’m kind of proud
edit: thanks yall (my notifs r blowing up loll 😭😭)
Same. C2 words were so alien to me lol
@birb3 NO WAYY
@birb3 In my class they didn't even know how to introduce themselves and barely passed english 💀
@@LaSprigattio dang, bc my school has an American curriculum people know English better than their native language 💀💀
@birb3 dang 😭✋
I test my 9 year old granddaughter with these words. I feel an expanded vocabulary will give her more opportunities in life. This morning she brought in 2 cherry tomatoes she "harvested". My grandmother, mother, etc, were always big readers and thus used correct grammar and big words in our home. It's a huge advantage today.
I'm 13 and from Turkmenistan, was learning English since I was 9. And I got 8/15, but actually I'm kinda proud.
You should be!! Sadly I guarentee a lot of English speakers wouldnt know any more than you 😮
@@gail9299 Thanks)
Yes, you ought te be proud! Well done!
Well done!😀
Good job!
Got all 15 but I was raised speaking English. Impressed by non native speakers who know most of these.
I'm not native and I know many more "difficult" words. The problem is I don't speak English much only read and watch TV/movies in that language. Need more practice talking.
I'm African but I guess a native English speaker due to our colonial past and decent educational system. These words weren't difficult at all. I expected some positively sesquipedalian or diabolical words. Nothing of the sort popped up, just typical words.
Do you know "penultimate" without googling it?"@@ozzyphil74
Should be "non-native."
Proper hyphenization seems to be a dying art.
You will always get the smart alecs who sailed through the test. Congratulations to all of you who got good scores even though English is not your first language 👏👏🌟 Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
My home language is Arabic and I learnt English completely on my own through youtube. Proud to say I got a 14/15. Blithe got me. Never seen that before.
Edit: I seriously don’t understand why me not knowing blithe became such a big deal. Yes, apparently it does exist in some works of literature. But I mostly use English to communicate, not read. So PLEASE stop saying that Shakespeare had a work with “blithe spirit” in it, or that it’s in Noel Coward’s work. Thank you. I now know. But forgive me not knowing about European and American literature when I’m from Iraq.
Pretty good.
Hhhhhh same😂
Mentioned in percy shelves poem
same, arab and learned english
i got 10/15 or 12 if u count the two i guessed
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I got all 15, I just love English, it really comes to me pretty naturally. And I have taken many courses so to those who don’t speak it as there first language and still got a lot correct, congratulations that’s fantastic.
As a native speaker of English and as someone who is trying to learn another language, I have the deepest respect for the non-native speakers who took this test. Congratulations for even attempting it; double congratulations for those who did well! I got 15 out of 15, but, as I said, I am a native speaker. I also love words. Good luck to everyone attempting to learn and/or improve their English skills; native and non-native speakers alike!
❤️🌻❤️🌻❤️🌻❤️🌻
Thank you!💙💙💙💙
Thank you dear👍🏻
Thank you so much, bro. I'm not English native and English is not my mother tongue (I just a student who studies at Foreign languages department) but I did it on 12/15. Blunt and some C2 vocab got me.
@@terosleitking9838, I think that is exceptional! You seem to be doing well at your studies! ❤️🌻
@@terosleitking9838 Don't feel bad, some of these words were ambiguous.
I'm 78 & have been called a "word person" all my life, this was very good to keep me sharp...15 of 15😊
I love words too. I will soon be 68
@soniaetter1850 I never loved words, just ideas. But I realized that to get ideas across effectively, I needed a decent vocabulary and decent grammar, too.
Im 72, im chuffed got 15 ✅️.
Ditto only I’m 77!. They were easy.
So have I. There's a word for that, if you didn't know...SESQUIPEDALIAN. 😃 (You're welcome.) By the way, if you've never played Wordle, you should. It's the perfect word game to keep you sharp but not drive you insane. Free on the NY Times, and you need not create an account or provide personal info. Best of all, it's one and done--you cannot play it more than once a day. So there's no risk of going down the rabbit hole. I also play Connections on there; it's fun too. And I typically hate video or online games. But these are different.
Value - Worth
Sustain - Support
Various - Different
Emphasize - Highlight
Typical - Ordinary
Blunt - Straightforward
Consequence - Result
Strain - Make a great effort
Authentic - Genuine
Evolve - Change Gradually
Blithe - Carefree and Cheerful
Ambiguous - Open to more then one interpretation
Facilitate - Make easier
Succint - Brief
Eschew - Avoid
I got 12/15
Got me (eschew, succint, blithe)
Blunt can also be an adjective meaning the opposite of sharp. "The person died from Blunt force trauma from a car accident"
*than, not then. 😉
same with mine. I only learn from mainstream media
I've heard 12/15 same as you.
I learned a new word few days ago: magnanimous. Every month or so I learned new words from random video.
Same
Ambiguous n eschew gt me out . As a non native speaker getting 13 is great . Learnt these 2 new words . Always nice 2 upgrade ourselves 😊 . Thnks 😊 n lots of love ❤️ frm india 🇮🇳
Native speaker here, but I really enjoy quizzes. And at 77 years old, I think they help me stay sharp. I enjoyed this video.
Me too! I'm 74, and I miss some of the words that have fallen out of modern usage.
Same here, and I so miss Countdown, that used to be the best thing on tv.
@@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970 Countdown stopped!?
@@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970 It's still a thing! Just got a new host is all
English is my second language and I got 15/15. I thank my ESL teacher who taught me English 14 years ago as he used the word eschew in real life.
That's funny. The word is rather pedantic. One would only hear it from a teacher (if at all).
I know the word well but it simply isn't spoken. It is seen in print though.
ESL?
@@michelashraf5948 ESL stands for English Second Language :D
@@michelashraf5948 it stands for English as a Second Language
@@howard5992True, seen way more often in books than heard in conversation
Got 15/15, also got a perfect score on the English vocab section of the ACT test when I took it so I would have been pretty hard on myself if I had gotten any wrong.
as a native speaker i got 12/15, you don't need to know these words to be fluent- I have started a flamewar, my main point is that understanding these words is not necessary for fluent speakers, and doesn't matter much.
That's real, knowing those words doesn't instantly make you a vocab pro
same I’m native and I got 12/15. half of the super hard words I’ve never heard of
I'm so glad to hear this. I'm not a native English speaker. Thank you.
im non native and also got 12/15, im 13
Knowing these words will help you understand some comedy stand-ups and some literature. If you read one
I’m 82 and got 15-15! English was my best subject in school!! And I have great power of retention!!👍
Great effort
You are an English wizard my good sir
Fatima Payman will tell you what kids watch
Woah, oldest person I've ever seen on TH-cam
wot is retention.? just kidding.well dun.
Im typical local Chinese from Malaysia, and since a kid Tolkien's works inspired me to study English so that I can comprehend his books... and got me 15/15. Thank you Tolkien.
Good for you! Any habitual book reader would find this test hardly a test at all.
I got 15/15 as well. Finnish is my native language.
Lotr for life❤
O would find a conversation with you more comfortable than with many fellow Brits. Our standards are (sadly) dropping.
I'm a*
15/15 😯
That was easier than I thought.
15/15, Russian, been studying English for 9 years now. Had to guess the meaning based on the words' appearance towards the end, but I think being able to accomplish that is something to be proud of in itself.
Yes context clues and understanding prefix’s and suffix is an integral part of learning a language
Well done!
@@4ndr00med4 ‘Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe…What do you make of that?
@@mc4661 it was bright and the little lithe creature spun around in the open space
@@mc4661 Is it, by any chance, the original of:
Варкалось.
Хливкие шорьки
Пырялись по наве,
И хрюкотали зелюки
Как мюмзики в мове...
//?
I have been studying English for over 15 years. Got 13/15 and learned 2 new words. That's the only way forward!
were those words Blithe and Eschew ?
@@esaiahganesan4344 you sr are correct-o
Always remember, eschew obfuscation!
Yeah Blithe was rough. I've seen it before in books, but from the spelling, my interpretation was the opposite of it's actual meaning when I guessed it lol.
@@esaiahganesan4344Blithe was the one I had trouble with also.
English is NOT my first language and I got a 15 on 15. This was such an ego booster and motivated me so much, I definitely needed this. Thank you.
Man you guessed
Tbh these are not that difficult
You probably did better than most Americans.
Good for you!👍
Ironically native speakers tend to be worse at speaking and knowing English than non native speakers lol...
I got all 15, but some of the last five words made me think momentarily. Just goes to show that your brain is a muscle, which you must constantly exercise or risk forgetfulness. Regular reading is certainly one of the best exercises.
I’m 23 years old from Kazakhstan and I’ve been learning English since I was 6 years old.
I got 13 out of 15. Never got a chance to learn about blithe and eschew before.
Thanks for a great video!
I am American and those were the 2 words I didn't know either! Never heard 'blithe' in my life and totally took a guess on 'eschew'. Great job! 😊
@@flyce3616 the problem is “he’s American” his pronunciation of eschew is incorrect. And has many different uses like “off centre or not straight” and “not accurate”. I’m Australian, 1st language English and most Australians under 40 would get 6/15 at best. You have done incredibly well 🙏
@@nevmat1595
You are thinking of “ASKEW”
you dont' need to know those words.. they're rarely uses and more written.. this video just trying to get some views
Poetical words
11/15. I’m quite proud of it, despite having English as a second language. The power of watching English youtubers 💪
Lets Go, Got 11/15 Too😊
same aha
Just hope its not mrbeast
Just don't watch Amberlynn reid/ Alexandra rodriguez
@@hoxo4471 Well, that guy was my childhood, but I also used to watched some others such as Jelly, Slogo, you know, the infamous trio back in the day.
79 year old from Pakistan. All 15 correct. May I venture to state that the quiz was simpler than one might have guessed. Thank you!
I got all of them right. I kept waiting for the hard stuff.
Me too. I kept waiting for tough words and they never came.
Me too, too. None of these were remotely difficult. I find it hard to believe 'top 3%'.
Anticipated, or expected, rather than guessed. 👍👍🏻👍🏽👍🏿
Are they just trying to make us feel smart? I can't believe 97%wouldn't know them I got all right, and I didn't finish the 9th grade
Hi originally from Croatia living in Germany, just learning English on TH-cam for the past five years. 13/15 blithe and succinct got me 😅.
Had absolutely no clue about the meaning of "blithe". Thank you Brian!
Glad to help!
The same. The only use I know of is in the title of Noel Coward's play "Blithe Sprit."
It's a rather old word. It was said as being 'blithe and gay'. Used together meant happy and carefree.
@@meredithgreenslade1965 "Blithely" is not that uncommon in Britain, although I suspect younger speakers wouldn't use it.
I think both "blithe" and "blither" (meaning to talk nonsence) have all but disappeared, because peiple think each might be misheard as the other, and be interpreted negatively.
You folks who speak english as a second language really did great.
My first language is English so I got 15/15. I’m so proud of you folks!🎉
Many of the words he said come from Latin, so all of us who speak Romance languages are going to say them very similarly in our languages
So great some perhaps will now make it their first language. Everyone is equal but I'm traditional, practical, and old school. LOL.
@@louisfarina4732 ?
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I got 14/15 because the majority of these words comes from French and therefore Latin. As I am French I would like to thank William the Conqueror, a French Normand Duke who became King of England in 1066 after the battle of Hasting. He brought so many French words in England that nowadays 41% of the English words come directly from French. It helped me a lot in learning this second language :)
I thought these were extremely easy with only blithe and eschew mildly difficult. I got them all right but have been an avid reader, word lover and had a mom with a Masters degree in English and taught school for 40 years so I went into this quiz expecting 100%. I am really impressed with the number of school kids and non-native English speakers who took this quiz. I applaud all of you and you will go far in life and work if you keep learning all the time! I wish you all the very best in life!!
The spelling on the last word is incorrect
15/15 as well, but knowing the meanings of other words and that words can be related helped to guess on those two: "blithe" looks/sounds reminiscent of "bliss" or "blissful", whereas "eschew" is somewhat like "shun" or to "shoo"
Yup! I agree. There are harder words out there. The pronunciation definitely killed me though. Eschew got me bad. Lol!
I used to chew the rind, but now I eschew the rind.😊
eschew almost tripped me because of its pronunciation, we sound out the "s" , 14/15
I’m a native English speaker and I did get 15 out of 15. My mother was an English teacher and she was a stickler about my brother and I speaking English properly. She would be proud of me 😊
I'm 68 years old and I had to quit school in the seventh grade for personal reasons but I went to an excellent elementary school and my family members read books about different subjects all the time. We had books stacked against our walls in our house, hundreds of books.
The first books I read were the Wizard of Oz series by a guy named L Frank Baum. I used to walk to the Carnegie library in my little home town by myself and spent many hours there reading to escape my turbulent household.
I managed to get every one right 15/15.
👏🏽 Bravo. I’m 74 and a high school grad 1968. My Mother read to us from an early age and my Dad bought us a set of encyclopedias.
, so I’ve always loved reading and all 15 words on that list were familiar to me.
Good for you👍
@balloonfarm5903 Me too! Same age and similar background. I was lucky enough to go to college because my parents started saving for it when I was born. Reading is a great way to expand your vocabulary! Did you ever just sit down and open a book from your encyclopedia and open it to a random page, and just start reading? I loved that.
Carnegie would have been delighted. You are why he built all those libraries.
LOL. You are a fool for not having understood the real goal of this video which is to have you watch it to the end. It does not matter how many words you got right if you watched it to the end you are an easily manipulated fool like me. I watched to the end and immediately felt ashamed and upset with myself that I fell for the oldest trick in the book. Yes, you got 15 out of 15 and you failed because you did not understand the main goal of the video which was to use your own vanity to keep you watching until the end. Congratulations... FOOL.
Got all of them. I’m 77 years old and vocabulary was a mandatory thing back in my day.
I'm 74 and got them all as well. You are in the same generation as I am and we did learn vocabulary back then but more importantly, we read books and not computer screens. Have a great day.
@@WilliamStyers Based on your name I’m also gonna guess your a native English speaker, while this seems to be a course aimed at foreign speakers, hence the 97% of the WORLD.
Congrats, your English vocab is better than that of a Chinese/ French/ Spanish / xyz person.
Smh
@@hamster4618 I agree with you. And I am indeed a native English speaker. Having said that for those who did so well that were not, congratulations. English is such an irrational language that it is hard for anyone who didn't have it as their "milk" language to learn and be fluent in.
15 out of 15 here, age 76. Agreed, intelligent thinking in general, built on a foundation of solid vocabulary, and differentiating and expressing subtle meanings in particular, was to be expected when we were growing up.
Same age, same score.
72 years old. Got 15 of 15. Words I use and surprised you consider any of them advanced.
I agree! Same age and my Mom was an English teacher! Words I grew up hearing!
Yep 71 here and we were taught to choose your words wisely because they reflect what you mean to say not what others think you said.
Agree. I’m 57.
67 and got 15 of 15.
QED
Yes, it is astounding that anyone would find most of these difficult words.
I got all 15 right but the last one I will admit was a guess I was raised in Wisconsin and English was a big deal I am 63 years old now and I sure wish kids would learn today like we did❤
85 years old and got them all. I just always remember to eschew obfuscation. 😊
For all of you learning English as a second language ….. you are AMAZING. Congratulations! You are taking on a daunting challenge.
Eschewing obfuscation is the key to communication, consequently, the reduction in frustration is beneficial to longevity.
Good going so far😊😊😊😊😊
Hardly daunting ..it's about THE easiest language known
My high school VP had that "Eschew obfuscation" poster behind her desk in the office.
One might credit a 15/15 score to her and frequent visits to the office. RHS 1967-
I knew all 15 words. I have loved to read all my life and know that’s why I have an extensive vocabulary. Loved this!
Me too! I knew eschew, blithe, and succint. The political media has ruined English with wrong usage of words like-- optics, bravery, democracy, to name a few.
Right there with you.
Could you recommend some good books that I can read to improve my vocabulary??
@@Starlight-pc7io Fantasy novels. A lot of them tend to use words or phrases that have fallen out of favor in every day speech.
Me too. But my family would not agree that I actually know the meaning of succint.
I know the meaning; I just don't apply it.
I got 14 as an 12 year old Arabian, I am incredibly proud! All thanks to my Indian English teacher. She taught us words while reading stories
awesome! I'm 38 from Denmark and I got 13/15🎉
I've worked with some Indian people with impeccable English. Sometimes their accents are difficult to understand at first, but their grammar and word choice is excellent. If you want to be a citizen of the world, learn English, French, Arabic, Mandarin, Japanese, and German. You will be able to travel the world and converse with nearly everyone you meet.
An 12 year old?😊
@@danielpittman889 I helped an Indian man with... The red range rover went around the roundabout ~ it helped!
I got 14 could not make the second last
I got 13/15 even though my English is a second lenguaje. I never been to school here en USA, the English I know I learn from jobs and reading. I am proud of that.
Im 72 and got 15/15. As soon as I learned to read I would read every book I could get my hands on and loved every minute. I still love to read. Kids today don't know what they are missing!
Kids today? hmmm I know many kids today that read plenty. My two sons are now grown men and always AP students, reading fluently before 1st grade. Most people get old and trash younger generations... for such a literary scholar, you seem to not get that part.
If you do not count people with learning difficulties anyone who speaks the English language and is 18 or over should have got at least 14 of these.
Holding an actual book and turning the pages is so good for you. You get lost in another world and so many people now days will never experience that simply cause they don’t want to.
Quit bragging. I'm a 30 yo Indian and got 15/15
Got them all. Blithe and eschew were the only challenges in my opinion. I think this little test was to keep suckers like me attentive during the whole video.
71 year old and 13/15 was good for me. learning something new each day.
I'm 82 , got 13
We all learn new things everyday that's what's great about this world
I'm 17😂
@@Justnothing467 ok?
@@Justnothing467 And you got 1 out of 15?
I didn't realize this was for non-native speakers. Got them all, but I'm an American and love words and write for a living. Good work for all those who got them!!!!
All 15 correct. Thanjs to my parents and grandparents for being fabulous examples.
What kind of writing do you do?
I am non-native speaker but might as well be one now, since I came to the US at 16 and I am now 60. I still missed one, but I had come across the one I missed before, just forgot the meaning. I guessed correctly but if I had to guess, I would not count it.
I read the Encyclopedia Britannica at a young age. I grew up on a farm and there wasn't much to read. My Mom considered the Encyclopedia to be decorative, but I read it cos it was there.
😂
I got 13 out of 15. I am proud because I am an High School Graduate from the early 1970’s.
I got 15/15! I’m a native speaker and some of these words I think would probably have other native speakers stopping me and asking me what they mean lol. I only knew “blithe” because it was in an old song we sang in my high school choir 🎶
Good luck to everyone learning English!
got 15/15 in middle school, and english is my second language :)
@@canaldocassio8632 bravo, keep it up kid
I got most of them correct
but I only got blithe because it sounds like blissful
Blithe Spirit came to mind
Okay but when tf did anyone in your entire lifetime utter the word "eschew" 😭
I’m a foreigner. Born and raised in South America. Learned English in my 20’s, I’m 41 now. I got 14/15. I’m shocked and kinda proud
Which one u got wrong
@@JUNXO the very last one. I had heard the word “askew” before but never “eschew”. It threw me off.
We learnt a lot in school were I come from. That you decided to learn in your twenties and scored nearly perfect really deserves some respect and you have every right to feel proud 👍👍👍
@@maliniatb I truly appreciate that. Thank you so much. I learned English when I moved to the US in my 20’s. I wanted to learn it as close to fluent as possible so people would stop making fun of my accent, immersion is the best way to learn it. Also reading books helped a lot. Again, thank you for the compliment.
Blithe and Eschew were my fails. Also from SA.
I'm a native speaker and got 13 out of 15, blythe and eschew were the ones I didn't get right. I will say to the people that have English as their second language who took this test , congratulations! You are doing excellent!
i also got 13 out of 15. Those two words aren’t exactly commonly used (as far as i am aware)
I got 13/15 and those *are* the two words I got wrong.
Hmm... if you're a native speaker you should know that your comment "doing excellent" is appalling grammatically.
As a native speaker you should know that the phrase "doing excellent" is grammatically incorrect!!
Same results but English is my second language
13/15. I learnt English by myself translating songs, watching friends and chatting online ❤ I didn't know blithe and eschew 😊
I have never been to high school (only grade 9) but I got all 15 correct… the reason, I am well read… I have been reading all my life .. read every day. Years ago I wondered why my spelling, grammar and word knowledge surpassed most everyone I knew.. pretty much all of which are at minimum high school graduates. The conclusion I came to is because I read so much.
I used to proofread letters for my ex-wife who was an executive assistant for a very large company to help her word things properly. I usually get all my word spelling correct and use proper punctuation and know when to start a new paragraph etc.
If you’re looking to understand and learn English, read books, newspapers and whatever you can get your hands on. The best book to read is the Bible! It’s amazing what you can learn by reading that. I’m 59
So your conclusion is that if you read more, you're better at reading. Got it. Then pushed the Bible. I think you are lying and missed the word succinct.
@loganagolw You missed the word 'rude'.
@@marionopisso212 wasn't on there, maybe watch one more time.
@@loganagolwNo, you missed his point in your rush to be obnoxious. The actual point is that the more you read, the better your comprehension, vocabulary, and understanding of grammar and punctuation is. And yes, your ability to read and understand more complex material will increase, along with your ability to apply critical thinking to other aspects of life.
@@judycroteau482 oh so you also have noticed this wild phenomenon?! That doing something more will make you better at it?! I'm not sure but this may be a new discovery. We're going to need to contact some media and get this out there, this is absolutely groundbreaking. We can do this guys, let's change the world. Wait til athletes find out about this
Got 15/15. Surprised with the last part. Some of the advanced words are common in daily speech, but others like "blithe" and "eschew" are truly advanced level.
Is blithe an old word?
@@ZeroKyle YES! I never heard it used once in my life of 70 years!
"blithe" is archaic but "eschew" is not really advanced in my opinion.
I've heard blithe but never heard succinct and eschew.
More bookish than advanced IMO.
I’ve always been a voracious reader, so I got all 15 words … but am very proud of those who have commented how well they did 👏👏👏 when I was 10 years old, I was given Treasure Island as a Xmas gift, and whenever I came to a word I didn’t understand, which was often in that book, I was told to look it up, and was even given a dictionary for my birthday less than 2 months later. I made it into a game for myself, trying to figure out what the word meant by how it was used in the sentence before looking it up, then seeing how right or wrong I was 🤣🤣 I still think this is the best way to help anyone become more proficient in any language … and show people how to dream by reading ❤
I agree. Reading a lot growing up is the reason why I know so many uncommonly used words.
@@kristinabc1143 Yes. I remember first seeing "gilded" in Tom Sawyer, learning that a"cask" was a barrel in Grimms fairy tales, etc. My parents never finished highschool, but my mother loved to read. She'd bring me books from Goodwill and I read a lot. There's nothing like a book to transport a kid to whole new worlds. Reading exercises the brain in ways that video doesn't.
@nathandetroit500 Good for your Mother!😊
12/15 I have been speaking English my whole 10 years of life and I’ve never heard of eschew, blithe or facilitate. At first I thought facilite means to contain something like facility
13/15 and my satisfaction is beyond measure as, it is coming from someone who is self taught ,I’m a native português speaker from Angola
this test for me testifies that belief in oneself and continuous action can surely move mountains.
Thank you so much 🙏🏽
Got them all.
Can you suggest me how to improve my English even more
Same 13/15 😁
71 years experience under my belt.
@@tomwhite716 that was really helpful
15/15 right -74 years of age, dropped out of high school to marry at 16 almost 58 years ago. Reading is key in increasing one’s vocabulary.
Same, English isn't my first language but I love English literature, and got 15/15 as well (to be honest I relied on some word origins to guess 2 of the words haha)
Me too, dropped out for my 17th B-Day - never looked back. Which great author have I not read?
Same here. English is not my language but I aced this quiz 15/15. I love reading
U still with her?
@@senpaiofursensie3675 I’m still with my first boyfriend and husband.😄 We have 5 adult children, lots of grandkids and 5 great grandchildren .
I got 15/15, I'm not a native speaker and just passed my 12th grade of school, I'm quite happy considering most people in my country judge others based on their english speaking skills and how many jobs allow entry only if the person knows english, it was a great comfort at a critical time, thank you.
Nice. Which country btw?
you Indian?
@@jasontheskeleton4799 yes friend, I am a person of indian descent.
@@bz9590 it's india.
@@gigachad6624 that makes two of us, keralite here and in 11th, gotta go to hostel at the morrow
I’m a 70 yo from the U.S. I got all 15 right. It was pretty easy as I read all the time.
Ha! Got all 15! At 68 and an avid reader/vocab/grammar fiend, I love words, sentence structure and am constantly expanding my vocabulary. I never spoke baby talk to my children, exposing them to words far above their age from the get-go. It makes me proud to hear them as adults using obscure words and phraseology. It keeps brains sharp and interactions interesting. 😊
I’m a little older than you, and your comment is virtually what I could have written! This is why we both scored 15/15. It’s really satisfying to have a strong vocabulary.
So we are competing with a veteran/elites 💀💀
We got no chance
I got 14 and English is my third language while I also am not an avid reader and my vocabulary is very basic
@@AmazonSyncLink prove it
I prefer the words articulate and nuanced to "using obscure words and phraseology"
15/15 eng as my second language!! Reading almost the whole eng dictionary was totally worth it
you little nerd
you did NOT get blithe sussinct NOR eschew bro 😭
@@SteelG_TR as a native english speaker, succinct is a pretty common word where I come from. blithe and eschew are words I've never heard of before and sound more like old english words no one uses anymore so anyone who gets those ones probably did read the whole english dictionary.
@@Onefishygal Yea anyone who said they knew blithe is lying out of their arse.
@@SteelG_TR ?? just cus you don't know what those words are does not mean other people don't
Natural English speaker here, two of the words I don't recall ever coming across, but was able to guess the definition. Messed up strain, my choice definition wasn't listed because my first thought was straining water off noodles, and blunt made me think of a mace. Always fun when words have so many definitions. Makes it really ambiguous.
As a non-native speaker I never heard word "Blithe" used ever and I could only vaguely remember "Eschew", so I guessed incorrectly. 13/15, which is still decent. However, my first thought when I heard "blunt" was also "blunt weapons" (like a hammer, or a bat).
Also also, "strain" always was for me more about *stressing* something. "This decision put a huge strain on our economy" could be interpreted as "it took a great effort" but also as "it was a blunder"
Got 11/15 and i am happy bout it cz i am a teen in an asian country where english is prioritised but not everyone is efficient with it,W vid keep it up🔥
I learned English by myself and I got 13/15. I'm kind proud of myself! To clarify, I am Brazilian and I have no one to talk to in English. Just watching videos and movies. Now in comments.
You did very well. I knew all of them, but English is my native language. I'm sure I would not have known "eschew" except the Bible says to eschew evil.
@@joannbates8037 sorry to say but bro shun, eschew, refrain, desist, skirt, forbear, abstain these are common words🙂 you should know it.
@pierre-yveschauvet5136 Never in English schools, I'm Brazilian! That's why I said I was proud, I learned by watching a lot of Friends and Movies, then I started watching without subtitles and then with English subtitles. When I went to write or read, I had a lot of difficulty. For example, when I read the word "laughing" I heard in Portuguese "lefing". Totally different, and he was trying to know the meaning of "lol". I still have difficulty reading and writing. But I improved a lot. However, to understand I can 99%, even "hood" speaking.
@@sagnikchowdhury925 I'm Brazilian!
@@sagnikchowdhury925 I did know it.
Got them all. Fifteen years as an editor and technical writer and over thirty years as a broadcast presenter. In my childhood, mother told me to eschew obfuscation. I never forgot it.
...and avoid cliches like the plague.
@annsanse2935 I've never been so vocally jovial over a comment in my lifetime. I am still chuckling with untold mirth as I compose this brief missive.
That's good advice.
Well, that was two words I've never heard before ... 😁
One of the literary rules that Mark Twain listed in "The Literary Offenses of James Fenimore Cooper" was, "Eschew surplusage."
Here's to the nuns that taught me English back in the 70s! You did a bang up job! 15/15! Congratulations to those who speak English as a second language. I am a native speaker from the US. I would Hazard a guess that most native speakers in this country would find some of these difficult given today's standard of teaching.
I fear for the new generations, it's the lack of reading mainly, everyone will watch the movie but few will read the books..
i got 14.. and English is actually my 4th language not even the second . i thought my self by music at first then by reading books after i got the basics in my school nd it's only for 3 years in highschool .. where you basically learn about verbs and regular verbs and direct speech and things that are not the english i was looking for 😂😂😂😂
I'm a native English speaker, and I correctly identified 14/15 words. I'm as confident as I am relieved, because being a native speaker doesn't automatically grant you a higher vocabulary or the ability to express yourself in a coherent manner.
In any case, "blithe" was the word that derailed my perfect score. 😅
Well, if you got "eschew", and "blithe" wrong that's ok. You might never hear these two again in your life 😅
That's not true, I only recently came across "eschew" in some news article and hence remembered what it meant. Not sure about "blithe" though it's the only one I got wrong.
blithe
Sussinct...?
Your kinda rught, eschew can be replaced with avoid and blithe with care free, you can use them in an essay tho if you want to impress your teacher
@@R_.709i hate how i literally came across blithe and eschew in multiple texts and eve the bible and still couldn't remember o infer what it meant...
I got 9/15, but I’ve been started learning English since November 2022. I’m proud of myself!
Congratulations. I am a non-native speaker, but English is part of my country's education system.
Keep it up and you will reach the level of English proficiency that you want.
Would it be alright if I offered a small grammatical suggestion for your comment?
* [have been + verb in gerund form (+ing form)] is usually used when an action started before and is still ongoing. The focus of this statement is the duration and the ongoing status of the action.
* [past tense of the verb] is used when you want to point out that an action was performed in the past. The focus is when the action happened and leaves some ambiguity about whether the action is still ongoing.
So back to your statement, it would be more grammatically correct to say either of the following:
I've been learning English since November 2022.
OR
I started learning English last November 2022.
Although, I think the first one sounds more fitting given the context of your statement.
@@jholmes553 thanks for your advice, I appreciate it. Yes, we’re still learning, we’re just go forward.
I'm proud of you too. Good job!
@@MichaelTimmons-ef3lu I appreciate it🙏
Great Job!!!
I'm 16 and from Kenya, l have learn English since I was 5 years old. And i got 9/15. Thank you Sir.
I got 10/15 from Kenya too😅
Good job Obama
American, born and raised. English is my first and only language. I got all 15, but I'll admit blithe and eschew were educated guesses. If you'd asked me without the multiple choice, I'd have only gotten 13.
Italian here. Advanced vocabulary vs common italian words:
Value - valore
Sustain - sostenere
Various- varie
Emphasize - enfatizzare
Typical- Tipico
Consequence- conseguenze
Authentic- autentico
Evolve- evolvere
Ambiguous- ambiguo
Facilitate- facilitare
Succinct- succinto
Basically the only different words are : blunt, strain, blithe and eschew. 🎉
Both sets of words have their roots in Latin, hence the similarities.
What blew away when I learned Italian (German speaker who lived in English speaking countries for many years)was soddisfatto.
Same for French. Actually advanced English roots from French since in the old days in Europe, it was the official language of the nobility and thus queens and kings. English is NOT a Latin language (it is a Germanic language) but French and Italian are that is why we do not find some of those words difficult to guess ;)
That works well the other way around, too, when studying Italian....
Infact italian helped me a lot to know most of these words, I am from Jordan and got my degrees in Italia..thanks
There are so many old folks and kids in the comment section. It's honestly really wholesome and heartwarming to see people of different ages and backgrounds coming together for a simple test. Unfortunately, as someone who learned English mostly from cartoons and social media and a bit (maybe 35% of my current knowledge) from school, I got 10/15 correctly. Maybe 10.5 since I changed one of my options at the last second, but either way, this was fun! Thank you for this video. 😊
Only missed one
15/15, 73 yr old English Major and former Teacher and Landscape Architect-I love communicating in English.
15/15 and also 73. Bs and Cs in English but my dad read the dictionary so we had to watch a new word popping up.
The thing I notice now is I've lost some hearing but it seems people under 40 never had vocabulary lessons and mispronounce many words. How can you sell turmeric but pronounce it tumeric?
@@williammay2332 so sad, I am so pleased my grandchildren are well spoken and also write beautifully. My 9 year old granddaughter just received an all school award for excellence in math!! My mom had a rule, she always spoke to us like adults, no baby talk. I followed that pattern. We used to have a vocabulary and science games to play in the car when my dons were 10-14 years old. I also encouraged them to watch Jeopardy😊
Native english speaker and lawyer. Got 15/15. Had to rack my brain for the last one. Heard the word before, but it has been a long time.
Native English speaker here, I've never used blithe, succinct, or eschew, ever in my life. Nor have I heard them being used in daily conversation, ever! Anyway, all the best to all language learners, I hope you reach your goals.
‘Eschew superstition’ is a succinct adage that should not be blithely dismissed.
C2 words are usually very uncommon and used in very specific contexts, that's why you were not familiar with them. I, as a Portuguese native speaker, don't know all C2 Portuguese words either. :)
I was thinking the same thing. No Native English speaker uses those 3 words.
I got eschew and blithe only word missed was succinct 🫤
Blithe was the one I got wrong. Hadn't used it for years and I just forgot. Got to say one word definitions aren't exactly easy or accurate as you need more than one word to get an accurate definition.
I'm a native speaker, but never in my life have I heard "Blithe" "Succinct" or "Eschew" I learned something new, thank you!
Algerian, i got 13/15.... i got succisnt right, because its nearly the exact word in french
same, but I got 14/15.
Same here.13/15, old man from Germany. Got 'blithe' right, but never heard 'succinct' and 'eschew'
Same here, I guessed right on eschew but the other two were my only errors
I encountered these words in books.
I'm not a native English speaker, I'm not even an English teacher and I've never lived in an English speaking country. Had 14/15, "blithe" was totally unknown to me. I'm quite happy with this result :)
Excellent!!
That's the only one I missed also. I've heard it many times as blithering idiot. Didn't equate that to carefree. Looking back, makes sense.
Same here. Nonnative that has never heard of Blithe. It sort of sounded like a plant pest to me.
Same for me!
I bet you’ll remember that word now. 😉 I sure will. It tripped me up also.
As a person with English as a foreign language, I was so thrilled to have 13 / 15 correctly.
Been living in USA for 24 year now and I have never heard Blithe or Eschew. The rest of the words found them to be extremely easy with the exception of succinct. This one I've heard/used probably 2 times in my life.
Those are the only ones I missed
Funny,I'm here for about the same time, and I had never heard of those words either . Somehow, I got blithe right .
66 years old and a writer, very happy to get 15/15! Thank you for a fun video! 😊
Americans ALL dropped out at the word , " English " !! 😉😂😂
Ditto, but a bit older!
Wow!!! As a writer you should be very proud 🤦🏻♀️
Specially if you happen to be born here. Good for you.
If this is true, Im literally so shook that this puts you in the top tier of English speakers…these weren’t difficult words! Whoah 🤯
Whoa!
Don't read that much into it, it's not that deep lol
The Presenter is an American, so that means his base English is "Simplified English" as promoted in the USA by that Webster bloke. American vocabularies are about a third of the size of the average natural British English speaker.
I agree Nikki~ I was somewhat astonished as well ~ surely these cannot be considered difficult words!
Like you knew what blithe or eschew was 😂
I’m a native English speaker and got my master’s degree in English and got 14/15! I hadn’t heard ‘blithe’ before for some reason! So don’t worry, even those of us familiar with English struggle a bit with it too! To everyone who’s studying: you’re doing great and I’m so proud of you and your hard work! ☺️
@ranpone, Hard to believe a person with a master’s degree in English has never heard of Noel Coward’s play, Blithe Spirit, or that the title was taken from a line in one of Shelley’s poems. I know this and I have a master’s degree in Art Education. I guess the quality of the university one chooses does matter.
I got 15/15. I attribute my vocabulary to the fact that I have always read as much as possible, where I was subjected to new words all of the time.
I have done the same!
Looking up words I didn't know helped a lot, too.
I got them all right also. But I am an avid reader and when I was younger, if I didn’t know a word, my dad would make me look it up in the dictionary.
Reading is the biggest vocabulary builder. If I don’t know a word and can’t figure it out from context clues, I must look it up. It’s almost a compulsion. Ebooks have made looking up words so much easier than when I was a kid.
I got them all right too and speak English as a second language. However, I’m also a voracious reader-as in read roughly 200 books a year.
As a middle school student and nonnative English speaker, getting a 12 out of 15 makes me feel proud ❤
Thank you Brian!
same
you did great 👏🏽
@@nickrodriguez3850 thx
i got 15/15 being in middle school and english not being my first laungage
i feel proud!
@@canaldocassio8632 yeah you should
I got 14/15, having German as your mother language and knowing Latin is a huge help
same thing for spanish
Yeah same with french
Same thing for Telugu for some reason
same thing for mandarin
same thing for mandarin
Got 12/15 😎
I have to admit being a French native speaker helped a lot 😂
Most of the words are very similar.
Got 'em all. No problem. My dad had a M.A. in English and was an elementary school educator early in his career, and later worked at a major university teaching business and personnel management in small and large corporations. When I was growing up, he and I played Scrabble a lot - with a Webster's unabridged dictionary close at hand! We had so much fun. Words, and using them correctly, was always important in our house. More importantly, using our words kindly in speaking to and about others was always emphasized. Thank you, Daddy!
I am Afrikaans speaking....think I did good....only 3 words, but now I know them! Thank you ♡♡
Great job!! :)
Got 14/15.
English is a very good language.
15/15 - My parents were Communications professionals. My mother was a writer and an editor, my father was in Marketing.
Having a varied vocabulary was important to them and to pass onto my brother and me.
Got them all right but don’t ask me to spell them!
All these words were taught to me in 5th grade. 30 words per week assigned Monday test Friday morning. Your mother had to sign the test over the weekend. Back then, we studied reading, writing, and arithmetic. If english is your second language, anything over 10 is outstanding!
12. Thank you :D
I'm from Norway, English is my second language, and I got 13 of 15. Absolutely Magnificent. 😎👍
Denmark here, learned some English as an adult, now retired, but blithe and strain was unknown to me.
I got 13/15, English being my third language
Let me guess blithe and eschew were the words you didnt get?
Ofcourse hajaha @@FeliceManna
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