If You Know These 15 Words, Your English is EXCELLENT!

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  • @Ducasantrii
    @Ducasantrii Місяць тому +7750

    Brian: Eschew
    Me: Bless you

  • @isheanmmo9357
    @isheanmmo9357 2 місяці тому +6460

    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.

  • @NotVixcity
    @NotVixcity 2 місяці тому +9294

    As a person with english as his second language. I'm proud for getting 13/15.

  • @ElvatoArgos
    @ElvatoArgos 5 днів тому +48

    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 😎

    • @alvaro_ch
      @alvaro_ch 5 днів тому

      Indeed

    • @mariaa.7624
      @mariaa.7624 2 дні тому

      En español también existe sucinto! Pero claro está que no es una palabra común.

    • @JD_10
      @JD_10 День тому

      As a native English speaking. Same lol

    • @ayo_keys
      @ayo_keys День тому

      I made the same mistakes you did and I'm Italian

  • @BucketOPopcorn
    @BucketOPopcorn Місяць тому +1330

    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.

  • @EdWood357
    @EdWood357 2 місяці тому +758

    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.

    • @TommyZeus-i8n
      @TommyZeus-i8n 2 місяці тому +102

      Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

    • @yearight9185
      @yearight9185 2 місяці тому +170

      supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

    • @kenkrupowies7647
      @kenkrupowies7647 2 місяці тому +132

      Now THAT'S a good list! I still knew all of them, but most of them aren't everyday words for me.

    • @davidchristian3612
      @davidchristian3612 2 місяці тому +77

      This is a much better list. Although still not that uncommon.

    • @davidchristian3612
      @davidchristian3612 2 місяці тому +29

      ​@@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.

  • @mariaa.7624
    @mariaa.7624 2 дні тому +5

    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!

  • @Error_Message
    @Error_Message Місяць тому +923

    As a native English speaker I appreciate those of you non natives sharing your results and thank you for learning my language.

    • @crabman2
      @crabman2 Місяць тому +42

      aint your language lil bro

    • @felixwaterman4448
      @felixwaterman4448 Місяць тому +9

      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".

    • @Error_Message
      @Error_Message Місяць тому +14

      @@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.

    • @joeblack007
      @joeblack007 Місяць тому +6

      12/15. Some of those words are not used daily.

    • @georgegraham472
      @georgegraham472 Місяць тому

      as a scottish english speaker i advise you to learn mandarin- cos china is the future - england and most english-speaking countries are screwed.

  • @lizfrost2562
    @lizfrost2562 2 місяці тому +1795

    Got all correct. 74 years old. Education back in the day was very good

    • @KIBBLES71
      @KIBBLES71 2 місяці тому +46

      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.

    • @FGGLisa
      @FGGLisa 2 місяці тому

      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.

    • @kevinrice7635
      @kevinrice7635 2 місяці тому +21

      75 me 2 we had good store bought book learning 🎉🎉🎉

    • @kevinrice7635
      @kevinrice7635 2 місяці тому

      ​@@mikeflorence314F...no M16 for me 🎉🎉🎉perciate your service 🎉🎉🎉

    • @lindamariacarrillo1697
      @lindamariacarrillo1697 2 місяці тому +7

      ​@@mikeflorence31We all remember that.

  • @Shivangiiiisingh
    @Shivangiiiisingh Місяць тому +610

    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 💖

    • @meoct-ow7tu
      @meoct-ow7tu Місяць тому +26

      Same never heard of this words before

    • @susannesteinbock1639
      @susannesteinbock1639 Місяць тому +5

      The same words that I didn´t know plus blunt

    • @Dream1Verse
      @Dream1Verse Місяць тому +18

      Literally never heard these words in my life, now that I know I get to confuse everyone by using these words

    • @Cinnamon_Bon
      @Cinnamon_Bon Місяць тому

      Same results although succinct was in my spelling list 😂

    • @rayma906
      @rayma906 Місяць тому +6

      I think like 99% got these three wrong, and some of the native speakers sure have never heard of them lol

  • @KarenMck76
    @KarenMck76 3 дні тому +19

    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

  • @judepower4425
    @judepower4425 15 днів тому +209

    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.

    • @dazzyh12
      @dazzyh12 13 днів тому +2

      I’m 79 I’ve read a lot

    • @gerryhernandez2863
      @gerryhernandez2863 13 днів тому +3

      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?

    • @sandrawhitmore6810
      @sandrawhitmore6810 13 днів тому +1

      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.

    • @susanalexander6721
      @susanalexander6721 13 днів тому +3

      Same with me. Really thought it was going to be tougher.

    • @djparsons7363
      @djparsons7363 13 днів тому +2

      Voracious vo ray shus
      A. starving
      B. ravenous
      C. insatiable

  • @sylvialawrence4431
    @sylvialawrence4431 16 днів тому +38

    Got all 15, but then again, I graduated HS in 1970...when vocabulary was still emphasized!!

    • @Dulcimertunes
      @Dulcimertunes 10 днів тому

      ‘73. Same

    • @nadinekhaznadar5758
      @nadinekhaznadar5758 2 дні тому

      Graduated in the early eighties in the Caribbean where there was a massive focus on vocabulary.

    • @MissKillingQueen
      @MissKillingQueen День тому

      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.

    • @carolsikkema7136
      @carolsikkema7136 День тому

      1970. Same

  • @sqrtls
    @sqrtls 2 місяці тому +8490

    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 😭😭)

    • @LaSprigattio
      @LaSprigattio 2 місяці тому +549

      Same. C2 words were so alien to me lol

    • @sqrtls
      @sqrtls 2 місяці тому +119

      @birb3 NO WAYY

    • @LaSprigattio
      @LaSprigattio 2 місяці тому +184

      @birb3 In my class they didn't even know how to introduce themselves and barely passed english 💀

    • @sqrtls
      @sqrtls 2 місяці тому +63

      @@LaSprigattio dang, bc my school has an American curriculum people know English better than their native language 💀💀

    • @sqrtls
      @sqrtls 2 місяці тому +15

      @birb3 dang 😭✋

  • @deannealbrecht774
    @deannealbrecht774 5 днів тому +14

    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.

  • @Salmet2011
    @Salmet2011 2 місяці тому +1700

    I'm 13 and from Turkmenistan, was learning English since I was 9. And I got 8/15, but actually I'm kinda proud.

    • @gail9299
      @gail9299 2 місяці тому +75

      You should be!! Sadly I guarentee a lot of English speakers wouldnt know any more than you 😮

    • @Salmet2011
      @Salmet2011 2 місяці тому +13

      @@gail9299 Thanks)

    • @caprifolia1
      @caprifolia1 2 місяці тому +28

      Yes, you ought te be proud! Well done!

    • @maritnordin6017
      @maritnordin6017 2 місяці тому +16

      Well done!😀

    • @harlanstilwell463
      @harlanstilwell463 2 місяці тому +11

      Good job!

  • @DeniseBarwick-z1p
    @DeniseBarwick-z1p 2 місяці тому +909

    Got all 15 but I was raised speaking English. Impressed by non native speakers who know most of these.

    • @teekey1754
      @teekey1754 2 місяці тому +32

      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.

    • @ozzyphil74
      @ozzyphil74 2 місяці тому +18

      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.

    • @lindamariacarrillo1697
      @lindamariacarrillo1697 2 місяці тому

      Do you know "penultimate" without googling it?"​@@ozzyphil74

    • @lindamariacarrillo1697
      @lindamariacarrillo1697 2 місяці тому +3

      Should be "non-native."
      Proper hyphenization seems to be a dying art.

    • @DMG-e9k
      @DMG-e9k 2 місяці тому +3

      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 🇮🇪

  • @oreo_smoothie74
    @oreo_smoothie74 Місяць тому +906

    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.

    • @johnwright9372
      @johnwright9372 Місяць тому +12

      Pretty good.

    • @kg7162
      @kg7162 Місяць тому +12

      Hhhhhh same😂

    • @davidrixon3549
      @davidrixon3549 Місяць тому +3

      Mentioned in percy shelves poem

    • @LunarRumour
      @LunarRumour Місяць тому +7

      same, arab and learned english
      i got 10/15 or 12 if u count the two i guessed

    • @deeepsyyy3
      @deeepsyyy3 Місяць тому +2

      W

  • @EthanMunger-xh6og
    @EthanMunger-xh6og 23 години тому

    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.

  • @outtadarkness1970
    @outtadarkness1970 22 дні тому +100

    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!
    ❤️🌻❤️🌻❤️🌻❤️🌻

    • @brendajerez2235
      @brendajerez2235 20 днів тому +3

      Thank you!💙💙💙💙

    • @vijaydubai010
      @vijaydubai010 19 днів тому +2

      Thank you dear👍🏻

    • @terosleitking9838
      @terosleitking9838 17 днів тому +3

      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.

    • @outtadarkness1970
      @outtadarkness1970 17 днів тому

      @@terosleitking9838, I think that is exceptional! You seem to be doing well at your studies! ❤️🌻

    • @moonsinger8408
      @moonsinger8408 17 днів тому +1

      @@terosleitking9838 Don't feel bad, some of these words were ambiguous.

  • @soniaetter1850
    @soniaetter1850 2 місяці тому +459

    I'm 78 & have been called a "word person" all my life, this was very good to keep me sharp...15 of 15😊

    • @5674Sheri
      @5674Sheri 2 місяці тому +12

      I love words too. I will soon be 68

    • @tomsd8656
      @tomsd8656 2 місяці тому +6

      @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.

    • @franceswandless9627
      @franceswandless9627 2 місяці тому +5

      Im 72, im chuffed got 15 ✅️.

    • @annesweeney7993
      @annesweeney7993 2 місяці тому +7

      Ditto only I’m 77!. They were easy.

    • @sakitoby1581
      @sakitoby1581 2 місяці тому

      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.

  • @aravindkragunath1203
    @aravindkragunath1203 12 днів тому +69

    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)

    • @brnmcc01
      @brnmcc01 9 днів тому +11

      Blunt can also be an adjective meaning the opposite of sharp. "The person died from Blunt force trauma from a car accident"

    • @island661
      @island661 9 днів тому +5

      *than, not then. 😉

    • @hakosin2355
      @hakosin2355 9 днів тому +2

      same with mine. I only learn from mainstream media

    • @semerahpadi4484
      @semerahpadi4484 9 днів тому +3

      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.

    • @lphyxsius
      @lphyxsius 9 днів тому +1

      Same

  • @Sunshine94821
    @Sunshine94821 3 дні тому +1

    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 🇮🇳

  • @franciannecollson7427
    @franciannecollson7427 2 місяці тому +284

    Native speaker here, but I really enjoy quizzes. And at 77 years old, I think they help me stay sharp. I enjoyed this video.

    • @MSjackiesaunders
      @MSjackiesaunders 2 місяці тому +11

      Me too! I'm 74, and I miss some of the words that have fallen out of modern usage.

    • @esmeraldaweatherwaxe970
      @esmeraldaweatherwaxe970 Місяць тому

      Same here, and I so miss Countdown, that used to be the best thing on tv.

    • @S4id-Ch33se
      @S4id-Ch33se Місяць тому

      @@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970 Countdown stopped!?

    • @declanle4625
      @declanle4625 Місяць тому +2

      @@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970 It's still a thing! Just got a new host is all

  • @TheJocey714
    @TheJocey714 Місяць тому +290

    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.

    • @howard5992
      @howard5992 Місяць тому +21

      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.

    • @michelashraf5948
      @michelashraf5948 Місяць тому +2

      ESL?

    • @Varrot23
      @Varrot23 Місяць тому

      @@michelashraf5948 ESL stands for English Second Language :D

    • @Lunar634
      @Lunar634 Місяць тому

      @@michelashraf5948 it stands for English as a Second Language

    • @HH-bi8dt
      @HH-bi8dt Місяць тому

      ​@@howard5992True, seen way more often in books than heard in conversation

  • @taigenraine
    @taigenraine День тому +2

    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.

  • @wowyok4507
    @wowyok4507 2 місяці тому +2807

    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.

    • @ВикторЧернышов-е5ю
      @ВикторЧернышов-е5ю 2 місяці тому +143

      That's real, knowing those words doesn't instantly make you a vocab pro

    • @retinazer7652
      @retinazer7652 2 місяці тому +102

      same I’m native and I got 12/15. half of the super hard words I’ve never heard of

    • @LovelyBunny-uv7gx
      @LovelyBunny-uv7gx 2 місяці тому +30

      I'm so glad to hear this. I'm not a native English speaker. Thank you.

    • @Arielii
      @Arielii 2 місяці тому +56

      im non native and also got 12/15, im 13

    • @mracorismg3656
      @mracorismg3656 2 місяці тому +26

      Knowing these words will help you understand some comedy stand-ups and some literature. If you read one

  • @jeanrinaldi1309
    @jeanrinaldi1309 Місяць тому +221

    I’m 82 and got 15-15! English was my best subject in school!! And I have great power of retention!!👍

  • @rhyswong8976
    @rhyswong8976 Місяць тому +278

    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.

    • @Serai3
      @Serai3 Місяць тому +9

      Good for you! Any habitual book reader would find this test hardly a test at all.

    • @SLTe
      @SLTe Місяць тому +3

      I got 15/15 as well. Finnish is my native language.

    • @anandr4257
      @anandr4257 Місяць тому +3

      Lotr for life❤

    • @RedSquirrelsReturn
      @RedSquirrelsReturn Місяць тому +4

      O would find a conversation with you more comfortable than with many fellow Brits. Our standards are (sadly) dropping.

    • @Ghost.2G
      @Ghost.2G Місяць тому +3

      I'm a*

  • @Sahlan_Ahamed
    @Sahlan_Ahamed 23 години тому +1

    15/15 😯
    That was easier than I thought.

  • @4ndr00med4
    @4ndr00med4 Місяць тому +232

    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.

    • @evangardner9222
      @evangardner9222 Місяць тому +18

      Yes context clues and understanding prefix’s and suffix is an integral part of learning a language

    • @MythicalDragonyDutchThe2nd
      @MythicalDragonyDutchThe2nd Місяць тому +3

      Well done!

    • @mc4661
      @mc4661 Місяць тому +6

      @@4ndr00med4 ‘Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe…What do you make of that?

    • @Dicaso9
      @Dicaso9 Місяць тому +3

      ​@@mc4661 it was bright and the little lithe creature spun around in the open space

    • @Nechto_zloe
      @Nechto_zloe Місяць тому

      ​@@mc4661 Is it, by any chance, the original of:
      Варкалось.
      Хливкие шорьки
      Пырялись по наве,
      И хрюкотали зелюки
      Как мюмзики в мове...
      //?

  • @Javilongo
    @Javilongo 7 днів тому +63

    I have been studying English for over 15 years. Got 13/15 and learned 2 new words. That's the only way forward!

    • @esaiahganesan4344
      @esaiahganesan4344 4 дні тому +8

      were those words Blithe and Eschew ?

    • @Javilongo
      @Javilongo 3 дні тому

      @@esaiahganesan4344 you sr are correct-o

    • @brettbuck7362
      @brettbuck7362 3 дні тому

      Always remember, eschew obfuscation!

    • @tBeNz0
      @tBeNz0 3 дні тому +1

      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.

    • @sharonrose50
      @sharonrose50 3 дні тому

      @@esaiahganesan4344Blithe was the one I had trouble with also.

  • @Sakustan
    @Sakustan Місяць тому +160

    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.

    • @emersonr7481
      @emersonr7481 Місяць тому +3

      Man you guessed

    • @John-ee4qr
      @John-ee4qr 29 днів тому +4

      Tbh these are not that difficult

    • @cassieandyesitsmyrealcolor5932
      @cassieandyesitsmyrealcolor5932 28 днів тому +1

      You probably did better than most Americans.

    • @Jane-West
      @Jane-West 28 днів тому +1

      Good for you!👍

    • @BellaLu26
      @BellaLu26 27 днів тому

      Ironically native speakers tend to be worse at speaking and knowing English than non native speakers lol...

  • @YouKevo
    @YouKevo День тому

    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.

  • @flyce3616
    @flyce3616 Місяць тому +274

    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!

    • @natashahowes4360
      @natashahowes4360 Місяць тому +17

      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! 😊

    • @nevmat1595
      @nevmat1595 Місяць тому +2

      @@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 🙏

    • @Dr.HowieFeltersnatch
      @Dr.HowieFeltersnatch Місяць тому

      @@nevmat1595
      You are thinking of “ASKEW”

    • @breadman5048
      @breadman5048 Місяць тому +2

      you dont' need to know those words.. they're rarely uses and more written.. this video just trying to get some views

    • @silambusaiaakashkaruppiah8786
      @silambusaiaakashkaruppiah8786 Місяць тому

      Poetical words

  • @itzlilfritz9122
    @itzlilfritz9122 Місяць тому +362

    11/15. I’m quite proud of it, despite having English as a second language. The power of watching English youtubers 💪

    • @IndonesianGaming
      @IndonesianGaming Місяць тому +2

      Lets Go, Got 11/15 Too😊

    • @ezera3957
      @ezera3957 Місяць тому +1

      same aha

    • @hoxo4471
      @hoxo4471 Місяць тому +2

      Just hope its not mrbeast

    • @tejo29se
      @tejo29se Місяць тому

      Just don't watch Amberlynn reid/ Alexandra rodriguez

    • @itzlilfritz9122
      @itzlilfritz9122 Місяць тому +3

      @@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.

  • @salimgandapur6707
    @salimgandapur6707 2 місяці тому +486

    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!

    • @mei6044
      @mei6044 2 місяці тому +17

      I got all of them right. I kept waiting for the hard stuff.

    • @melindahall5062
      @melindahall5062 2 місяці тому +11

      Me too. I kept waiting for tough words and they never came.

    • @cr10001
      @cr10001 2 місяці тому +12

      Me too, too. None of these were remotely difficult. I find it hard to believe 'top 3%'.

    • @YouTube-are-Trump-Toilet-Crud
      @YouTube-are-Trump-Toilet-Crud 2 місяці тому

      Anticipated, or expected, rather than guessed. 👍👍🏻👍🏽👍🏿

    • @mgman6000
      @mgman6000 2 місяці тому +10

      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

  • @beebeemacic6669
    @beebeemacic6669 День тому

    Hi originally from Croatia living in Germany, just learning English on UA-cam for the past five years. 13/15 blithe and succinct got me 😅.

  • @joaovitorjoaovitor
    @joaovitorjoaovitor 2 місяці тому +628

    Had absolutely no clue about the meaning of "blithe". Thank you Brian!

    • @BrianWilesLanguages
      @BrianWilesLanguages  2 місяці тому +45

      Glad to help!

    • @RechtmanDon
      @RechtmanDon 2 місяці тому +11

      The same. The only use I know of is in the title of Noel Coward's play "Blithe Sprit."

    • @meredithgreenslade1965
      @meredithgreenslade1965 2 місяці тому +15

      It's a rather old word. It was said as being 'blithe and gay'. Used together meant happy and carefree.

    • @lindoncollins
      @lindoncollins 2 місяці тому +7

      @@meredithgreenslade1965 "Blithely" is not that uncommon in Britain, although I suspect younger speakers wouldn't use it.

    • @tomchitling
      @tomchitling 2 місяці тому +6

      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.

  • @jessiemercay9351
    @jessiemercay9351 2 місяці тому +277

    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!🎉

    • @Lupercioq
      @Lupercioq 2 місяці тому +9

      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

    • @louisfarina4732
      @louisfarina4732 Місяць тому +1

      So great some perhaps will now make it their first language. Everyone is equal but I'm traditional, practical, and old school. LOL.

    • @dartingralaughter9781
      @dartingralaughter9781 Місяць тому

      ​@@louisfarina4732 ?

    • @Jay-08.
      @Jay-08. Місяць тому +2

      cap

    • @edefournas
      @edefournas Місяць тому +6

      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 :)

  • @annehersey9895
    @annehersey9895 2 місяці тому +151

    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!!

    • @gaydyson4287
      @gaydyson4287 2 місяці тому +1

      The spelling on the last word is incorrect

    • @crocokuo
      @crocokuo 2 місяці тому +2

      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"

    • @me2cb488
      @me2cb488 2 місяці тому +1

      Yup! I agree. There are harder words out there. The pronunciation definitely killed me though. Eschew got me bad. Lol!

    • @evasionbycartwheel12345
      @evasionbycartwheel12345 2 місяці тому +2

      I used to chew the rind, but now I eschew the rind.😊

    • @marceloz923
      @marceloz923 2 місяці тому +1

      eschew almost tripped me because of its pronunciation, we sound out the "s" , 14/15

  • @Katherine-p5u
    @Katherine-p5u 2 дні тому

    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 😊

  • @Davidbirdman101
    @Davidbirdman101 2 місяці тому +378

    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.

    • @balloonfarm5903
      @balloonfarm5903 2 місяці тому +19

      👏🏽 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.

    • @annegerber1259
      @annegerber1259 2 місяці тому +6

      Good for you👍

    • @MSjackiesaunders
      @MSjackiesaunders 2 місяці тому +8

      @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.

    • @anidadron
      @anidadron 2 місяці тому +10

      Carnegie would have been delighted. You are why he built all those libraries.

    • @joecarmo9059
      @joecarmo9059 2 місяці тому

      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.

  • @joycekalbach7791
    @joycekalbach7791 2 місяці тому +337

    Got all of them. I’m 77 years old and vocabulary was a mandatory thing back in my day.

    • @WilliamStyers
      @WilliamStyers 2 місяці тому +24

      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.

    • @hamster4618
      @hamster4618 2 місяці тому +12

      @@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

    • @WilliamStyers
      @WilliamStyers 2 місяці тому +9

      @@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.

    • @multimartinmusic10
      @multimartinmusic10 2 місяці тому +8

      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.

    • @thereoncewasalimerickwriter
      @thereoncewasalimerickwriter 2 місяці тому +6

      Same age, same score.

  • @teresa9760
    @teresa9760 2 місяці тому +1431

    72 years old. Got 15 of 15. Words I use and surprised you consider any of them advanced.

    • @kathy7718
      @kathy7718 2 місяці тому +55

      I agree! Same age and my Mom was an English teacher! Words I grew up hearing!

    • @kaznats1
      @kaznats1 2 місяці тому +46

      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.

    • @tracyedmonds5447
      @tracyedmonds5447 2 місяці тому +16

      Agree. I’m 57.

    • @judithsmith9582
      @judithsmith9582 2 місяці тому +18

      67 and got 15 of 15.
      QED

    • @dulcerock2989
      @dulcerock2989 2 місяці тому +47

      Yes, it is astounding that anyone would find most of these difficult words.

  • @April-n8g7d
    @April-n8g7d 2 дні тому +1

    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❤

  • @pboston6RR
    @pboston6RR 20 днів тому +28

    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.

    • @majormanfredrex
      @majormanfredrex 15 днів тому +2

      Eschewing obfuscation is the key to communication, consequently, the reduction in frustration is beneficial to longevity.
      Good going so far😊😊😊😊😊

    • @reddragonready
      @reddragonready 15 днів тому

      Hardly daunting ..it's about THE easiest language known

    • @Riverdeepnwide
      @Riverdeepnwide 15 днів тому +1

      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-

  • @lorivitro9389
    @lorivitro9389 2 місяці тому +85

    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!

    • @marinaabad4995
      @marinaabad4995 2 місяці тому +5

      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.

    • @Buckboy2024
      @Buckboy2024 2 місяці тому +2

      Right there with you.

    • @Starlight-pc7io
      @Starlight-pc7io 2 місяці тому

      Could you recommend some good books that I can read to improve my vocabulary??

    • @jellysharkbat
      @jellysharkbat 2 місяці тому +2

      @@Starlight-pc7io Fantasy novels. A lot of them tend to use words or phrases that have fallen out of favor in every day speech.

    • @pmclaughlin4111
      @pmclaughlin4111 2 місяці тому

      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.

  • @Madcatwithabat
    @Madcatwithabat 2 місяці тому +279

    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

    • @lineakristensen1821
      @lineakristensen1821 2 місяці тому +8

      awesome! I'm 38 from Denmark and I got 13/15🎉

    • @danielpittman889
      @danielpittman889 2 місяці тому +11

      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.

    • @nahidsyyed906
      @nahidsyyed906 2 місяці тому +11

      An 12 year old?😊

    • @earthdog9552
      @earthdog9552 2 місяці тому

      @@danielpittman889 I helped an Indian man with... The red range rover went around the roundabout ~ it helped!

    • @lakshyabansal8767
      @lakshyabansal8767 2 місяці тому +4

      I got 14 could not make the second last

  • @williamserrano436
    @williamserrano436 4 дні тому +2

    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.

  • @RevaHarris
    @RevaHarris 2 місяці тому +224

    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!

    • @jamesbarrick3403
      @jamesbarrick3403 2 місяці тому +1

      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.

    • @Londoneye57
      @Londoneye57 2 місяці тому +3

      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.

    • @jameshopkins503
      @jameshopkins503 2 місяці тому +8

      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.

    • @pikazzor4186
      @pikazzor4186 2 місяці тому +3

      Quit bragging. I'm a 30 yo Indian and got 15/15

    • @samuelbonacorsi2048
      @samuelbonacorsi2048 2 місяці тому +4

      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.

  • @judyfultz5395
    @judyfultz5395 10 днів тому +55

    71 year old and 13/15 was good for me. learning something new each day.

  • @SuePajcic
    @SuePajcic 2 місяці тому +130

    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!!!!

    • @heatherloffelmann3547
      @heatherloffelmann3547 2 місяці тому +4

      All 15 correct. Thanjs to my parents and grandparents for being fabulous examples.

    • @edaboodie6346
      @edaboodie6346 2 місяці тому +1

      What kind of writing do you do?

    • @tomsd8656
      @tomsd8656 2 місяці тому +1

      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.

    • @Old_Hippie
      @Old_Hippie 2 місяці тому +5

      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.

    • @texasfight737
      @texasfight737 2 місяці тому

      😂

  • @Nina-725
    @Nina-725 5 днів тому +2

    I got 13 out of 15. I am proud because I am an High School Graduate from the early 1970’s.

  • @demonschnauzer1555
    @demonschnauzer1555 2 місяці тому +271

    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!

    • @canaldocassio8632
      @canaldocassio8632 2 місяці тому +14

      got 15/15 in middle school, and english is my second language :)

    • @demonschnauzer1555
      @demonschnauzer1555 2 місяці тому +4

      @@canaldocassio8632 bravo, keep it up kid

    • @exor_ist_ein_mensch
      @exor_ist_ein_mensch 2 місяці тому

      I got most of them correct
      but I only got blithe because it sounds like blissful

    • @juanitahardy8583
      @juanitahardy8583 2 місяці тому +1

      Blithe Spirit came to mind

    • @Youonly_dieonce
      @Youonly_dieonce 2 місяці тому

      Okay but when tf did anyone in your entire lifetime utter the word "eschew" 😭

  • @ElTiano21
    @ElTiano21 2 місяці тому +415

    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

    • @JUNXO
      @JUNXO 2 місяці тому +4

      Which one u got wrong

    • @ElTiano21
      @ElTiano21 2 місяці тому +6

      @@JUNXO the very last one. I had heard the word “askew” before but never “eschew”. It threw me off.

    • @maliniatb
      @maliniatb 2 місяці тому +4

      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 👍👍👍

    • @ElTiano21
      @ElTiano21 2 місяці тому +2

      @@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.

    • @ritasworld6345
      @ritasworld6345 2 місяці тому +5

      Blithe and Eschew were my fails. Also from SA.

  • @karenbrauch1456
    @karenbrauch1456 2 місяці тому +220

    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!

    • @tirididjdjwieidiw1138
      @tirididjdjwieidiw1138 2 місяці тому +17

      i also got 13 out of 15. Those two words aren’t exactly commonly used (as far as i am aware)

    • @Hunter57588
      @Hunter57588 2 місяці тому +11

      I got 13/15 and those *are* the two words I got wrong.

    • @JT1358
      @JT1358 2 місяці тому

      Hmm... if you're a native speaker you should know that your comment "doing excellent" is appalling grammatically.

    • @JT1358
      @JT1358 2 місяці тому +10

      As a native speaker you should know that the phrase "doing excellent" is grammatically incorrect!!

    • @BowlineDandy
      @BowlineDandy 2 місяці тому +1

      Same results but English is my second language

  • @pilorin
    @pilorin День тому

    13/15. I learnt English by myself translating songs, watching friends and chatting online ❤ I didn't know blithe and eschew 😊

  • @billd9581
    @billd9581 2 місяці тому +154

    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

    • @loganagolw
      @loganagolw 2 місяці тому +3

      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.

    • @marionopisso212
      @marionopisso212 2 місяці тому +9

      ​@loganagolw You missed the word 'rude'.

    • @loganagolw
      @loganagolw 2 місяці тому +1

      @@marionopisso212 wasn't on there, maybe watch one more time.

    • @judycroteau482
      @judycroteau482 2 місяці тому +14

      @@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.

    • @loganagolw
      @loganagolw 2 місяці тому

      @@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

  • @ElliottBakhtiyar
    @ElliottBakhtiyar 2 місяці тому +162

    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.

    • @ZeroKyle
      @ZeroKyle 2 місяці тому

      Is blithe an old word?

    • @albertmarnell9976
      @albertmarnell9976 2 місяці тому +18

      @@ZeroKyle YES! I never heard it used once in my life of 70 years!

    • @albertmarnell9976
      @albertmarnell9976 2 місяці тому +9

      "blithe" is archaic but "eschew" is not really advanced in my opinion.

    • @amalamakalow782
      @amalamakalow782 2 місяці тому +3

      I've heard blithe but never heard succinct and eschew.

    • @janbodnar7815
      @janbodnar7815 2 місяці тому +7

      More bookish than advanced IMO.

  • @kristinabc1143
    @kristinabc1143 25 днів тому +26

    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 ❤

    • @Tobymare
      @Tobymare 19 днів тому +2

      I agree. Reading a lot growing up is the reason why I know so many uncommonly used words.

    • @nathandetroit500
      @nathandetroit500 18 днів тому +3

      @@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.

    • @charleneandrle-olson3099
      @charleneandrle-olson3099 9 днів тому +1

      ​@nathandetroit500 Good for your Mother!😊

  • @Azrialgames
    @Azrialgames День тому +1

    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

  • @versoncarlos4865
    @versoncarlos4865 2 місяці тому +52

    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 🙏🏽

    • @tomwhite716
      @tomwhite716 2 місяці тому

      Got them all.

    • @theunbeatable728
      @theunbeatable728 2 місяці тому +2

      Can you suggest me how to improve my English even more
      Same 13/15 😁

    • @tomwhite716
      @tomwhite716 2 місяці тому

      71 years experience under my belt.

    • @theunbeatable728
      @theunbeatable728 Місяць тому

      @@tomwhite716 that was really helpful

  • @cocacolafiesta
    @cocacolafiesta Місяць тому +114

    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.

    • @EGO.BReAKERR
      @EGO.BReAKERR Місяць тому +2

      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)

    • @jthepickle7
      @jthepickle7 Місяць тому +1

      Me too, dropped out for my 17th B-Day - never looked back. Which great author have I not read?

    • @aben4895
      @aben4895 Місяць тому

      Same here. English is not my language but I aced this quiz 15/15. I love reading

    • @senpaiofursensie3675
      @senpaiofursensie3675 Місяць тому

      U still with her?

    • @cocacolafiesta
      @cocacolafiesta Місяць тому

      @@senpaiofursensie3675 I’m still with my first boyfriend and husband.😄 We have 5 adult children, lots of grandkids and 5 great grandchildren .

  • @gigachad6624
    @gigachad6624 2 місяці тому +173

    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.

    • @bz9590
      @bz9590 2 місяці тому +3

      Nice. Which country btw?

    • @jasontheskeleton4799
      @jasontheskeleton4799 2 місяці тому +1

      you Indian?

    • @gigachad6624
      @gigachad6624 2 місяці тому +7

      @@jasontheskeleton4799 yes friend, I am a person of indian descent.

    • @gigachad6624
      @gigachad6624 2 місяці тому +4

      @@bz9590 it's india.

    • @jasontheskeleton4799
      @jasontheskeleton4799 2 місяці тому +1

      @@gigachad6624 that makes two of us, keralite here and in 11th, gotta go to hostel at the morrow

  • @sharonmartin7169
    @sharonmartin7169 2 дні тому

    I’m a 70 yo from the U.S. I got all 15 right. It was pretty easy as I read all the time.

  • @momuv6980
    @momuv6980 2 місяці тому +114

    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. 😊

    • @JayMiller-cb2ko
      @JayMiller-cb2ko 2 місяці тому +10

      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.

    • @tapanmahato9329
      @tapanmahato9329 2 місяці тому +9

      So we are competing with a veteran/elites 💀💀
      We got no chance

    • @AmazonSyncLink
      @AmazonSyncLink 2 місяці тому +1

      I got 14 and English is my third language while I also am not an avid reader and my vocabulary is very basic

    • @micheleparadis2808
      @micheleparadis2808 2 місяці тому

      @@AmazonSyncLink prove it

    • @micheleparadis2808
      @micheleparadis2808 2 місяці тому +2

      I prefer the words articulate and nuanced to "using obscure words and phraseology"

  • @BLU3CRYST4LH34RTS
    @BLU3CRYST4LH34RTS Місяць тому +91

    15/15 eng as my second language!! Reading almost the whole eng dictionary was totally worth it

    • @V-X0010
      @V-X0010 Місяць тому

      you little nerd

    • @SteelG_TR
      @SteelG_TR Місяць тому +16

      you did NOT get blithe sussinct NOR eschew bro 😭

    • @Onefishygal
      @Onefishygal Місяць тому +6

      @@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.

    • @lifeloverNorris
      @lifeloverNorris Місяць тому +2

      @@Onefishygal Yea anyone who said they knew blithe is lying out of their arse.

    • @gardyishere7265
      @gardyishere7265 Місяць тому +2

      @@SteelG_TR ?? just cus you don't know what those words are does not mean other people don't

  • @kylefillingim6258
    @kylefillingim6258 Місяць тому +29

    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.

    • @VasiliyOgniov
      @VasiliyOgniov Місяць тому

      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"

  • @lwpython4866
    @lwpython4866 2 дні тому +1

    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🔥

  • @LeoMorais_Ultra_Info
    @LeoMorais_Ultra_Info 25 днів тому +61

    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.

    • @joannbates8037
      @joannbates8037 22 дні тому +2

      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.

    • @sagnikchowdhury925
      @sagnikchowdhury925 22 дні тому +1

      ​@@joannbates8037 sorry to say but bro shun, eschew, refrain, desist, skirt, forbear, abstain these are common words🙂 you should know it.

    • @LeoMorais_Ultra_Info
      @LeoMorais_Ultra_Info 21 день тому +1

      @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.

    • @LeoMorais_Ultra_Info
      @LeoMorais_Ultra_Info 21 день тому

      @@sagnikchowdhury925 I'm Brazilian!

    • @joannbates8037
      @joannbates8037 21 день тому

      @@sagnikchowdhury925 I did know it.

  • @leighmackay7486
    @leighmackay7486 2 місяці тому +66

    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
      @annsanse2935 2 місяці тому +4

      ...and avoid cliches like the plague.

    • @erikpace336
      @erikpace336 2 місяці тому

      ​@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.

    • @ajkorras
      @ajkorras 2 місяці тому

      That's good advice.

    • @JeDindk
      @JeDindk 2 місяці тому +4

      Well, that was two words I've never heard before ... 😁

    • @briant7265
      @briant7265 2 місяці тому +2

      One of the literary rules that Mark Twain listed in "The Literary Offenses of James Fenimore Cooper" was, "Eschew surplusage."

  • @Contessa6363
    @Contessa6363 Місяць тому +44

    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.

    • @esmeraldaweatherwaxe970
      @esmeraldaweatherwaxe970 Місяць тому

      I fear for the new generations, it's the lack of reading mainly, everyone will watch the movie but few will read the books..

    • @latofatifa8395
      @latofatifa8395 Місяць тому +1

      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 😂😂😂😂

  • @CorruptionDee
    @CorruptionDee 2 дні тому

    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. 😅

  • @_Executor_
    @_Executor_ 2 місяці тому +1961

    Well, if you got "eschew", and "blithe" wrong that's ok. You might never hear these two again in your life 😅

    • @R_.709
      @R_.709 2 місяці тому +93

      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.

    • @gianricor.gianrico7399
      @gianricor.gianrico7399 2 місяці тому +17

      blithe

    • @FrillShiranui1426
      @FrillShiranui1426 2 місяці тому +52

      Sussinct...?

    • @rdgamer4477
      @rdgamer4477 2 місяці тому +18

      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

    • @starpeep5769
      @starpeep5769 2 місяці тому +5

      ​@@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...

  • @Kolya3578
    @Kolya3578 2 місяці тому +259

    I got 9/15, but I’ve been started learning English since November 2022. I’m proud of myself!

    • @jholmes553
      @jholmes553 2 місяці тому +4

      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.

    • @Kolya3578
      @Kolya3578 2 місяці тому +1

      @@jholmes553 thanks for your advice, I appreciate it. Yes, we’re still learning, we’re just go forward.

    • @MichaelTimmons-ef3lu
      @MichaelTimmons-ef3lu 2 місяці тому +2

      I'm proud of you too. Good job!

    • @Kolya3578
      @Kolya3578 2 місяці тому

      @@MichaelTimmons-ef3lu I appreciate it🙏

    • @angieh47
      @angieh47 2 місяці тому +2

      Great Job!!!

  • @RUUDENGA
    @RUUDENGA Місяць тому +34

    I'm 16 and from Kenya, l have learn English since I was 5 years old. And i got 9/15. Thank you Sir.

  • @ToastedBread68
    @ToastedBread68 21 годину тому

    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.

  • @monicahoward7443
    @monicahoward7443 2 місяці тому +42

    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. 🎉

    • @DocNubbin
      @DocNubbin 2 місяці тому +4

      Both sets of words have their roots in Latin, hence the similarities.

    • @elkewoll2950
      @elkewoll2950 2 місяці тому +4

      What blew away when I learned Italian (German speaker who lived in English speaking countries for many years)was soddisfatto.

    • @cendre_mge1994
      @cendre_mge1994 2 місяці тому +2

      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 ;)

    • @NudnikShpilkus
      @NudnikShpilkus 2 місяці тому

      That works well the other way around, too, when studying Italian....

    • @DrZaidAlSukkar
      @DrZaidAlSukkar 2 місяці тому +1

      Infact italian helped me a lot to know most of these words, I am from Jordan and got my degrees in Italia..thanks

  • @hamnajillani9939
    @hamnajillani9939 2 місяці тому +83

    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. 😊

    • @mchaelann
      @mchaelann 2 місяці тому +1

      Only missed one

  • @hda4srh
    @hda4srh 23 дні тому +20

    15/15, 73 yr old English Major and former Teacher and Landscape Architect-I love communicating in English.

    • @williammay2332
      @williammay2332 18 днів тому +1

      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?

    • @hda4srh
      @hda4srh 17 днів тому

      @@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😊

  • @jamesticknor1134
    @jamesticknor1134 День тому

    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.

  • @ldn2miami
    @ldn2miami 2 місяці тому +161

    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.

    • @charlesbrowne9590
      @charlesbrowne9590 2 місяці тому +29

      ‘Eschew superstition’ is a succinct adage that should not be blithely dismissed.

    • @amaral.e
      @amaral.e 2 місяці тому +1

      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. :)

    • @SnowWhite-ox3um
      @SnowWhite-ox3um 2 місяці тому +8

      I was thinking the same thing. No Native English speaker uses those 3 words.

    • @ncast7643
      @ncast7643 2 місяці тому +1

      I got eschew and blithe only word missed was succinct 🫤

    • @titmusspaultpaul5
      @titmusspaultpaul5 2 місяці тому

      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.

  • @temxasremd
    @temxasremd 2 місяці тому +295

    I'm a native speaker, but never in my life have I heard "Blithe" "Succinct" or "Eschew" I learned something new, thank you!

    • @abdelhakyac7285
      @abdelhakyac7285 2 місяці тому +13

      Algerian, i got 13/15.... i got succisnt right, because its nearly the exact word in french

    • @HK2Informitive
      @HK2Informitive 2 місяці тому +1

      same, but I got 14/15.

    • @helmrichharms2225
      @helmrichharms2225 2 місяці тому

      Same here.13/15, old man from Germany. Got 'blithe' right, but never heard 'succinct' and 'eschew'

    • @harrybale313
      @harrybale313 2 місяці тому

      Same here, I guessed right on eschew but the other two were my only errors

    • @cindyesporlas
      @cindyesporlas 2 місяці тому +3

      I encountered these words in books.

  • @nenechonlisboa4127
    @nenechonlisboa4127 2 місяці тому +105

    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 :)

    • @EternallyCurious471
      @EternallyCurious471 2 місяці тому +1

      Excellent!!

    • @brianp7166
      @brianp7166 2 місяці тому +4

      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.

    • @juanjosearnedokidd4439
      @juanjosearnedokidd4439 2 місяці тому +1

      Same here. Nonnative that has never heard of Blithe. It sort of sounded like a plant pest to me.

    • @germansims
      @germansims 2 місяці тому +1

      Same for me!

    • @CanadianMooseHead
      @CanadianMooseHead 2 місяці тому

      I bet you’ll remember that word now. 😉 I sure will. It tripped me up also.

  • @TheYaya1971
    @TheYaya1971 4 дні тому

    As a person with English as a foreign language, I was so thrilled to have 13 / 15 correctly.

  • @rickeyuscg
    @rickeyuscg 17 днів тому +19

    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.

    • @2200tj
      @2200tj 12 днів тому +1

      Those are the only ones I missed

    • @gostodemaisdaroca4052
      @gostodemaisdaroca4052 11 днів тому

      Funny,I'm here for about the same time, and I had never heard of those words either . Somehow, I got blithe right .

  • @amioffenbacher4835
    @amioffenbacher4835 2 місяці тому +65

    66 years old and a writer, very happy to get 15/15! Thank you for a fun video! 😊

    • @juliecook6057
      @juliecook6057 2 місяці тому

      Americans ALL dropped out at the word , " English " !! 😉😂😂

    • @rdrydnghdwolfe1396
      @rdrydnghdwolfe1396 2 місяці тому +1

      Ditto, but a bit older!

    • @dulcerush735
      @dulcerush735 2 місяці тому +1

      Wow!!! As a writer you should be very proud 🤦🏻‍♀️
      Specially if you happen to be born here. Good for you.

  • @NikkiPhillippi
    @NikkiPhillippi 2 місяці тому +591

    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 🤯

    • @maryrosekent8223
      @maryrosekent8223 2 місяці тому +8

      Whoa!

    • @sharpestdart
      @sharpestdart 2 місяці тому +29

      Don't read that much into it, it's not that deep lol

    • @donfink7063
      @donfink7063 2 місяці тому +36

      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.

    • @CarolsCurrentObsession
      @CarolsCurrentObsession 2 місяці тому +25

      I agree Nikki~ I was somewhat astonished as well ~ surely these cannot be considered difficult words!

    • @jeffguybersen
      @jeffguybersen 2 місяці тому +25

      Like you knew what blithe or eschew was 😂

  • @Ranpone
    @Ranpone 4 дні тому

    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! ☺️

    • @j.j.9123
      @j.j.9123 День тому

      @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.

  • @denisefonda2815
    @denisefonda2815 2 місяці тому +112

    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.

    • @laurag7295
      @laurag7295 2 місяці тому +7

      I have done the same!

    • @DrgnLdyLizzie2001
      @DrgnLdyLizzie2001 2 місяці тому +6

      Looking up words I didn't know helped a lot, too.

    • @elizabethmanuel5626
      @elizabethmanuel5626 2 місяці тому +4

      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.

    • @johnstephaniebranco8252
      @johnstephaniebranco8252 2 місяці тому +2

      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.

    • @nellyswilla8478
      @nellyswilla8478 2 місяці тому

      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.

  • @ziadtahri6172
    @ziadtahri6172 2 місяці тому +129

    As a middle school student and nonnative English speaker, getting a 12 out of 15 makes me feel proud ❤
    Thank you Brian!

    • @Tricalnat
      @Tricalnat 2 місяці тому +2

      same

    • @nickrodriguez3850
      @nickrodriguez3850 2 місяці тому +1

      you did great 👏🏽

    • @ziadtahri6172
      @ziadtahri6172 2 місяці тому

      @@nickrodriguez3850 thx

    • @canaldocassio8632
      @canaldocassio8632 2 місяці тому +1

      i got 15/15 being in middle school and english not being my first laungage
      i feel proud!

    • @ziadtahri6172
      @ziadtahri6172 2 місяці тому

      @@canaldocassio8632 yeah you should

  • @HUE_Larry
    @HUE_Larry Місяць тому +99

    I got 14/15, having German as your mother language and knowing Latin is a huge help

  • @kevindossantosfonseca1163
    @kevindossantosfonseca1163 2 дні тому

    Got 12/15 😎
    I have to admit being a French native speaker helped a lot 😂
    Most of the words are very similar.

  • @karenkimbrell1671
    @karenkimbrell1671 2 місяці тому +20

    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!

  • @roelienlubbe1192
    @roelienlubbe1192 2 місяці тому +33

    I am Afrikaans speaking....think I did good....only 3 words, but now I know them! Thank you ♡♡

  • @Zen_1835
    @Zen_1835 День тому

    Got 14/15.
    English is a very good language.

  • @justinekingmaker493
    @justinekingmaker493 2 місяці тому +23

    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.

    • @chrisscinta1973
      @chrisscinta1973 2 місяці тому +1

      Got them all right but don’t ask me to spell them!

  • @davidshall099
    @davidshall099 2 місяці тому +18

    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!

    • @cadeeja.
      @cadeeja. 2 місяці тому

      12. Thank you :D

  • @lifewriter7455
    @lifewriter7455 2 місяці тому +63

    I'm from Norway, English is my second language, and I got 13 of 15. Absolutely Magnificent. 😎👍

    • @grimvian
      @grimvian Місяць тому +3

      Denmark here, learned some English as an adult, now retired, but blithe and strain was unknown to me.

    • @averagecooking
      @averagecooking Місяць тому +1

      I got 13/15, English being my third language

    • @FeliceManna
      @FeliceManna Місяць тому +1

      Let me guess blithe and eschew were the words you didnt get?

    • @eduardomorgado1488
      @eduardomorgado1488 Місяць тому +1

      Ofcourse hajaha ​@@FeliceManna

    • @KenanCaamaño
      @KenanCaamaño Місяць тому +1

      MR SAVAGE