A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions. You scored better than half in Nerd, earning you the title of: Pure Nerd.
The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendences associated with the "dork." No-longer. Being smart isn't as socially crippling as it once was, and even more so as you get older: eventually being a Pure Nerd will likely be replaced with the following label: Purely Successful.
I first took this test more than 3 years ago (3 March 2005 to be exact), and got the following score:
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English Genius
You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 77% Expert!
You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!
Test statistics:
Compared to users who took the test and are and in your age group: 100% had lower Beginner scores. 100% had lower Intermediate scores. 100% had lower Advanced scores. 100% had lower Expert scores.
With respect to Beginner, users aged 55 to 59 scored highest. With respect to Intermediate, users aged 55 to 59 scored highest. With respect to Advanced, users aged 55 to 59 scored highest. With respect to Expert, users aged 55 to 59 scored highest.
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So I took the test again just to check if my English skills deteriorated over the past few years... And I guess they didn't. But they didn't improve that much either. Here's the recent result:
Your result for The Commonly Confused Words Test...
You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 93% Expert!
English Genius
You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!
Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope you enjoyed it!
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[x] I know how to make a cup of coffee. [ ] I keep track of dates using a calendar. [ ] I own more than one credit card. [ ] I know how to change the oil in my car/bike. [ ] I do my own laundry. [ ] I vote every election. [x] I can cook for myself. [ ] I think politics is exciting. [ ] I balance my checkbook. [ ] My parents have better things to say than my friends.
total: 2 (gasp!)
[ ] I show up for school/college/work everyday early. [ ] I always carry a pen in my pocket/purse. [x] I've never gotten a detention. [x] I have never smoked a cigarette. [x] I have never gotten completely trashed. [ ] I have forgotten my own birthday at least once. [x] I like to take walks by myself. [x] I've watched talk shows. [x] I know what 'credibility' means without looking it up. [ ] I drink coffee at least once a week.
total: 6
[x] I know how to do the dishes [x] I can count 1 to 10 in another language [ ] When I say I'm going to do something I do it. [x] My parents trust me [ ] I can mow the lawn. [x] I can make adults laugh without being stupid. [ ] I remember to water the plants. [x] I study when I have to. [x] I pay attention at school/college. [ ] I remember to feed my pets.
total: 6
[x] I can spell 'experience' without looking it up [ ] I work out on a regular basis. [x] I clean up my own mess. [ ] The people at Gloria Jeans know me by name. [ ] my favorite kind of food is takeout. [xxxxxxxx] I have gained weight since middle/high school. [ ] The first thing I do when I wake up is get caffeine. [x] I cant go out of the store without getting something I don't need. [ ] I understand political jokes the first time they are said. [ ] I can type quickly.
total: 4
[ ] I have realized that the weather forecast changes every hour. [ ] My only friends are from my place of employment. [ ] I have been to a Tupperware party [ ] I have realized that no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job. [ ] I have more bills that I can pay. [x] Most of my friends are older than I am # by days and months, yes :) [x] I can say no to staying out all night. [ ] I use the internet every day. [x] My wardrobe hasn't changed for a while. [x] I can read a book and actually finish it. total: 4
add up all the numbers and repost this as: MY MARRYING AGE IS... 22
Dreamy Idealists are very cautious and therefore often appear shy and reserved to others. They share their rich emotional life and their passionate convictions with very few people. But one would be very much mistaken to judge them to be cool and reserved. They have a pronounced inner system of values and clear, honourable principles for which they are willing to sacrifice a great deal. Joan of Arc or Sir Galahad would have been good examples of this personality type. Dreamy Idealists are always at great pains to improve the world. They can be very considerate towards others and do a lot to support them and stand up for them. They are interested in their fellow beings, attentive and generous towards them. Once their enthusiasm for an issue or person is aroused, they can become tireless fighters.
For Dreamy Idealists, practical things are not really so important. They only busy themselves with mundane everyday demands when absolutely necessary. They tend to live according to the motto “the genius controls the chaos” - which is normally the case so that they often have a very successful academic career. They are less interested in details; they prefer to look at something as a whole. This means that they still have a good overview even when things start to become hectic. However, as a result, it can occasionally happen that Dreamy Idealists overlook something important. As they are very peace-loving, they tend not to openly show their dissatisfaction or annoyance but to bottle it up. Assertiveness is not one of their strong points; they hate conflicts and competition. Dreamy Idealists prefer to motivate others with their amicable and enthusiastic nature. Whoever has them as superior will never have to complain about not being given enough praise.
As at work, Dreamy Idealists are helpful and loyal friends and partners, persons of integrity. Obligations are absolutely sacred to them. The feelings of others are important to them and they love making other people happy. They are satisfied with just a small circle of friends; their need for social contact is not very marked as they also need a lot of time to themselves. Superfluous small talk is not their thing. If one wishes to be friends with them or have a relationship with them, one would have to share their world of thought and be willing to participate in profound discussions. If you manage that you will be rewarded with an exceptionally intensive, rich partnership. Due to their high demands on themselves and others, this personality type tends however to sometimes overload the relationship with romantic and idealistic ideas to such an extent that the partner feels overtaxed or inferior. Dreamy Idealists do not fall in love head over heels but when they do fall in love they want this to be a great, eternal love.
You have a great deal of warmth, but may not show it until you know a person well. You keep your warm side inside, like a fur-lined coat. When you are care, you care deeply, but are more likely to show your feeling by deeds rather than words. You are very faithful to duties and obligations related to things or people you care about.
You take a very personal approach to life, judging everything by your inner ideals and personal values. You stick to your values with passionate conviction, but can be influenced by someone you care deeply about. Although your inner loyalties and ideals govern your lives, you find these hard to talk about. Your deepest feelings are seldom expressed; your inner tenderness is masked by quiet reserve.
In everyday activities you are tolerant, open-mind, flexible, and adaptable. If one of your inner loyalties is threatened, though, you will not give and inch. You usually enjoy the present moment, and do not like to spoil it by rushing to get thing done. You have little wish to impress or dominate. The people you prize the most are those who take the time to understand your values and the goals you are working toward.
You are interested mainly in the realities brought to you by your senses, both inner and outer. You are apt to enjoy fields where taste, discrimination, and a sense of beauty and proportion are important. You have a special love of nature and a sympathy with animals. You often excel in craftsmanship and the work of your hands is usually more eloquent than words.
You are twice as good when working at a job that you believe in, since your feeling adds energy to your efforts. You see the needs of the moment and try to meet them. You want your work to contribute to something that matters to you-- human understanding, happiness, or health. You want to have a purpose beyond your paycheck, no matter how big the check. You are perfectionists whenever you deeply care about something, and are particularly suited for work that requires both devotion and a large measure of adaptability.
The problem for you is that you may feel such a contrast between your inner ideals and your actual accomplishments that you may burden yourself with a sense of inadequacy. This can be true even when you are being as effective as others. You take for granted anything you do well and are the most modest of all the types, tending to underrate and understate yourself.
It is important for you to find practical ways to express your ideals; otherwise you will keep dreaming of the impossible and accomplish very little. If you find no actions to express your ideal, you can become too sensitive and vulnerable, with dwindling confidence in life and in yourself. Actually, you have much to give and need only to find the spot where you are needed.
