I am feeling a little out-classed..
I took the opportunity of doing one of those silly Facebook games - in this case one where you test your vocabulary based upon certain multiple choice answers - mainly on synonyms and antonyms - was quite proud of a 29,979 score - seemed sort of reasonable.. until I popped onto a friend's listing and found that they were discussing the merits of definitions - in German - with a higher score than I could achieve - well done Henningand co...
Henning Lechner
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Oh, I didn't envisage this. ;-)
"You are Shakespeare! You can even create new words that will expand the Engilsh disctionary."
Reading or listening to fantasy literature seems to have at least some useful impact ;-)
"You are Shakespeare! You can even create new words that will expand the Engilsh disctionary."
Reading or listening to fantasy literature seems to have at least some useful impact ;-)
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Roman Schätzle Oh my, I got 10200. Rating: "An average 12 year old from US".
Henning Lechner Was möchte der Autor uns damit sagen?
What the author would like to tell us?Automatically translated
Philipp Weimann Harbinger
ist nicht wirklich ein Synonym für Omen. Portent wäre eine Option, aber
das stand nicht zur Auswahl. Zum Beispiel. Anscheinend verstand der
Autor des Tests das Wort Synonym als "etwas das in manchen Kontexten
(doch nicht notwendigerweise in den meisten oder gar allen Kontexten)
die gleiche (oder eine ähnliche) Bedeutung hat.
Harbinger
is not really a synonym for omen. Portent would be an option, but it
wasn't for you to choose from. For example. Apparently mind of the
author of the tests the word synonym as " something that in some
contexts (but not necessarily in most or even all contexts) the same (or
similar) Significance.Automatically translated
Henning Lechner Naja ... Ja. Genau das ist ein Synonym.
"Teekesselchen" haben noch nie Synonymverwandschaften behindert.
synonym
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnənɪm/
NOUN
1A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close:
‘the East’ was a synonym for the Soviet empire
‘shut’ is a synonym of ‘close’
More example sentences
1.1A person or thing so closely associated with a particular quality or idea that the mention of their name calls it to mind:
the Victorian age is a synonym for sexual puritanism
1.2 Biology A taxonomic name which has the same application as another, especially one which has been superseded and is no longer valid.
(Oxford Dictionary)
"Teekesselchen" haben noch nie Synonymverwandschaften behindert.
synonym
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnənɪm/
NOUN
1A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close:
‘the East’ was a synonym for the Soviet empire
‘shut’ is a synonym of ‘close’
More example sentences
1.1A person or thing so closely associated with a particular quality or idea that the mention of their name calls it to mind:
the Victorian age is a synonym for sexual puritanism
1.2 Biology A taxonomic name which has the same application as another, especially one which has been superseded and is no longer valid.
(Oxford Dictionary)
Philipp Weimann "Rain and snow" she thought. "That is always a bad harbinger"
Henning Lechner Siehe
Definition. Genauso könnte ich sagen "She lives very shut to me". Ein
Synonym ist nie 100% Deckungsgleich. Es sagt nur im richtigen Kontext
das gleiche aus.See translation
Philipp Weimann Diese
in dem Test sind aber sehr weit von einander entfernt. Da wäre love und
like, child und kid etc. Ich finde das ziemlich abstrakt, besonders in
den Fällen, wo es bessere (und ähnlich obskure)Synonyme gibt.See translation
Henning Lechner Sie
haben einfach nur die Frage zu einfach formuliert. Lies einfach
"Welches der folgenden vier Worte kann unter bestimmten Umständen
synonym zu ... eingesetzt werden?"See translation
In other news - an atrocity in Nice as 84, including 10 children, are mown down at the bastille day celebrations in Nice...
And this appeared on my news feed :
May need to improve my vocabulary..
Have a silly picture...
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