Purist or Neologiser?
Purist or Neologiser?
Welcome to the "Purist or Neologiser?" quiz! This engaging quiz will help you discover whether you lean towards traditional language use or prefer the creative side of neologisms.
- 22 thought-provoking questions
- Explore your language preferences
- Find out your linguistic style
Which word do you prefer to use?
Sight
Vision
Which are you more likely to say?
They’re quite clever
They’re rather intelligent
Which word do you prefer to use?
Painful
Excruciating
Which are you more likely to say?
I think so
I suppose so
Which are you more likely to say?
Breath in/Breath out
Inhale/Exhale
Which best describes how you talk?
Quickly
Specifically
Clearly
Efficiently
Which are you more likely to say?
I took it out
I extracted it
Which word do you prefer to use?
Power
Authority
Which word do you prefer to use?
Person
Individual
Which are you more likely to say?
I found this
I discovered this
Which best describes how you think of long words?
Funny
Scholarly
Fancy
Useful
Specific
Aristocratic
Unclear
Proper
Superior
Clever
Clear
Showing off
Unnecessary
Easily misunderstood
Annoying
Creative
On a scale of 1-10, how much do you agree with the following statement? “Topics of education ought to be discussed in simpler language which is less pretentious and easier for the ordinary person to understand.”
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Which are you more like to say?
Take away
Subtract
On a scale of 1-10, how much do you agree with the following statements? “English ought to have less words. It’s unnecessary that we have multiple words for one thing.”
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Do you think it’s ok for English to borrow words from other languages?
Yes
Maybe/Sometimes/I don’t know really
No
Do you think it’s ok for people to make up new words for things when there’s already existing words?
Yes
Maybe/Sometimes/I don’t know really
No
On a scale of 1-5, how concerned would you be if someone compelled you not to say something?
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2
3
4
5
On a scale of 1-5, how concerned would you be if someone compelled you to say something?
1
2
3
4
5
Do you approve of having multiple translations of a book, some in more accurate, scholarly language and some in understandable, everyday language
Yes
Not necessarily
Maybe/Sometimes/I don’t know really
Do you think that expanding your vocabulary will improve your communication skills?
Yes
Not necessarily
Maybe/Sometimes/I don’t know really
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