etymology quiz 23 Monday Jul 2012 Posted by azahar in language, quizzes ≈ 5 Comments Tagslanguage, quiz Interactive Etymology Quiz Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading... Related
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I think I had a similar score. I don’t remember the exact score.
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I got 8 of 10 — blew “wiki” and “minestrone.” But what am I supposed to know from wiki? I studied linguistics in the 70s and I’m not sure wiki is in the OUD even yet.
Oddly I had an etymological night terror last night. Seriously.
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I wonder what the etymology of etomology is …
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Ha! You get extra points for that. Fixed now.
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8 out of 10 – the wonders of guesswork.
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