If you know these 15 Words, your English is EXCELLENT!

Do you know these 15 advanced words in English? If you do, your English is amazing!

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⏱ *TIMESTAMPS:*
00:00 - 01:32 Intro PDF and exercise promo
01:32 - 02:05 1st word
02:05 - 02:43 2nd word
02:43 - 03:18 3rd word
03:18 - 04:15 4th word
04:15 - 04:56 5th word
04:56 - 05:34 6th word
05:34 - 06:23 7th word
06:23 - 07:04 8th word
07:04 - 07:35 9th word
07:35 - 08:00 10th word
08:00 - 09:16 11th word
09:16 - 10:25 12th word
10:25 - 11:08 13th word
11:08 - 12:06 14th word
12:06 - 12:37 15th word
12:37 - 13:08 PDF and exercise promo
13:08 - 13:37 Course promo
13:37 - 14:00 Outro

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[EnglishwithLucy]

Ok! Be honest! How many did you know already?

[AlanTuringWannabe]

I am a native speaker. I got all 15. I don't think I'd ever use "bouncebackability." I'd prefer to use, "resilience."

[steveaustin]

I knew them all, but I'm 70 and have been married for decades to my wife who is an english major/reader/word nerd so I have to try to keep up!

[SucciuStarway]

As a German writing fiction in English for fun, I'm happy and proud to say I knew 13 of these words. Never heard or used nimby and word no.10 was also new to me, but the rest I got. My favourites were probably parched and peruse as I actually use them every now and then in my writing. 😊

[InteriorDesignStudent]

I'm a retired editor, and I got 13/15. Initialism was not a term I've used. I refer to this as acronyms. I've never seen bouncebackability; however, I immediately understood its meaning.

[Videolinquency]

'Berserkr' is old Norse for a warrior wearing a bearskin. Apparently that’s what my ancestors donned when they ate fly agaric to prepare for a fight. The mushroom made them ‘go berserk’, and ber-serk literally means bear-kilt.

[mikegrabarek]

As someone who has gradually accepted and then embraced the importance of linguistics, I'd like you to know that I'm hooked!!!

[gutz]

I just realized how much of an Aussie country boy I truly still am, despite living in the UK given where my mind went.
Froth: Just blowing the Froth off a couple of beers tonight.
Tinker: Gonna tinker with my phone while I'm on the loo.
Feign: I ain't got the Feignest idea who won the footy last night.
Sniffles: Got the sniffles last night after me Mrs made sleep outside after coming home too drunk from the bup.
Peruse: I went down to La Peruse last night to meet up with Steve after work.
Berserk: Went berk last night when I found out I was stuck with the bill.
Antithetical: The Greek in me tells me it means the opposite of positive.
Parched: Was out drinking all of last night so now I'm parched on the couch.
Inculcate: I got a mate who owns stock in Colgate.
Doomscrolling: While I was on the phone in the loo I was Doomscrolling through the bloody news.
ASMR: My sister has Asmr and finds it hard to breath at times.
Cringeworthy: Those short shorts on that fat sheela is cringworthy, but sure I'll give her a go.
Nimby: Went over to Darky Jones's house down at Nimby to go knock down some Roos.
Bouncbackability: Despite getting knocked down on my arse, I got great bouncbackability.

[TheOriginalGaiaXaia]

I knew all these, but learned English as my second language as a toddler. I feel native English speakers would benefit from these little nuggets of education.

[davidabeillaud]

So I'm speaking survival English, i guess

[robertandre]

I clocked my english was not excellent ;p

[Lawlley]

As a non-native English speaker getting 14 out of 15 seems wonderful. It gives me a sense of accomplishment. I was close with nimby but could not figure out the "by" part. Thanks for teaching us such interesting words!

[ELTExperiences]

Interesting fact that Koreans have a specific word for 'doomscrolling' which they have borrowed from the English and then amalgamated to form their own version. They decided that they would combine 'smartphone' with 'zombie' and then they got 'smobie'. Koreans have something for two syllable words when combining forms. It's a fascinating form and I love it. Keep the videos coming with the specific lexical items.

[ivanlussich]

Thanks for this enlightening video. As a non-native English speaker, I don't recall ever seeing the last four or five words in British books or newspapers -and I am 85.

[eiseli]

I got 6 out of 15, even though I would have understood several more in context. My favorite one is 'inculcate, ' which I first learned in school. The teacher explained it by delving into its etymology, tracing it back to the Latin word 'calcaneus, ' meaning 'heel.' Picture someone using their heel to stuff something into your mouth, forcefully feeding you with knowledge. This vivid image has always stayed with me.

[musicdages]

Doomscrolling was the only new word to me and it aptly applies to my current state of affairs and fully accounts for why I am not falling asleep until 03:00 daily. Great video.

[mpmuk]

After more than 7 years living in England I want to believe that my English is fairly good, but when I come across a few new words that I don't know all of a sudden, my imposter syndrome kicks in pretty quickly. However, I still love to learn them so I will definitely try to use the ones from this video in my day to day conversations. I think that the one I liked the most was "doomscrolling". Very millennial!

The ones I already knew or that at least I was familiar with because of being similar in my mother tongue (European Spanish) were frothy, tinker, berserk, antithetical, inculcate, ASMR, and cringeworthy.

Good video by the way! 🙂

[iwonka]

I knew no one of these, but I enjoy your video and now I know some new words, thanks Lucy❤

[infogettymedia]

Your ASMR skill is top notch imo. I'd listen to it all day, lol.

[skybounder]

I knew and have used every word in your list except for three: "doomscrolling", "initialism", and "NIMBY". I have signed up for your mailing list. Thank you Miss Lucy.