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Quote: You said yes to 89% of the existing words.
You said yes to 3% of the nonwords.
This gives you a corrected score of 89% - 3% = 86%.
This is a high level for a native speaker.
Grew up in Canada, native English speaker, live in U.S.
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86% corrected. A smidgen discombobulated to have scored so poorly.
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I think I failed. I couldn't get past the Click Yes or No to start screen. 
Marc
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84/0%. About half the ones I didn't recognize would probably be opaque to anyone who didn't take college level botany and zoology courses. OTOH since it looks like it gives random lists of words I suspect our results aren't directly comparable anyway. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Maximilien wrote: If you're (g)interested (and if you're a UK resident with a driver's license)
Yes...
Maximilien wrote: the position will only last for six months
Assuming your driving licence manages that long as well...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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They could never afford Nagy in any case.
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I'm flying in from the States on Sunday. Any advice for a hillbilly from Tennessee on what to expect? My main interest is learning more about the pubs.   
When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.
Same thing when you are stupid.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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Hire a translator. 
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What, no one there speaks hillbilly!?! 
When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.
Same thing when you are stupid.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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Nay, lad, nary a one.
The Edinburgh accent is a lot softer than a Glaswegian accent so you should be ok.
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The Halfway House (24 Fleshmarket Close) did good beer and haggis when I was there.
You can probably find a few more on Camera's site: Pub Finder[^]
If you've got time between pubs, The Real Mary King's Close[^] is well worth a visit, as is the Camera Obscura[^].
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Awesome! Thanks. I'll be sure to check them out. Looking forward to some real haggis.
When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.
Same thing when you are stupid.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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Donathan.Hutchings wrote: Looking forward to some real haggis.
Ask them to remove the legs before they cook 'em - they only leave 'em on for tourists as a "speciality dish" (Otherwise known as "they taste gawd awful" and nobody else will choke 'em down...)
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As a person with plans to one day visit the great land of sheep and... um... sheep... with the intent to eat some authentic haggis while there, could you explain what this means?
What exactly are the legs, and why does it make the haggis taste bad? (I assume it isn't sheep leg meat, which I assume tastes, at least, okay.)
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Ah, you're a man who knows his haggis then!
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Didn't I get that link from you a few weeks back? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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The bit about Haggis Poaching was my favorite part!
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As a young lad, growing up in South Africa, my mom would sometimes prepare a special treat consisting of a sheep's brain cooked in the smaller stomach of the sheep. Yummmmie! She could also cook liver to perfection. Sadly my wife (and I have to tread carefully here) is a more contemporary lass, who wouldn't touch liver and brains, so I have been deprived of those delicacies since our marriage many decades ago!. 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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You are not alone, I have not had lambs fry for decades for exactly the same reason. Compensation, she cooks a fantastic Swedish lamb.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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The wife and I are going there. She purchased tickets for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo[^] for the both of us, which includes dinner at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society[^] along with 4 shots of whiskey of our choosing. 
When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.
Same thing when you are stupid.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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Donathan.Hutchings wrote: whiskey
Make sure you drop the "e" whilst you're there.
Whisky - Names and spellings[^]
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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You're right. I forgot about the "e".  I much prefer the old ways of distillation as compared to the modern alcohol common in the States.
When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.
Same thing when you are stupid.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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