The Ultimate Language Geek Personality Quiz

Does it drive you crazy when people mispronounce words? You do not care if everyone else pronounces February wrong; you will make sure both r’s get proper emphasis! You give respect to words by making sure that they receive proper sense stress and modulation. You are a master of all things pronunciation!

If you know what this word means and you have used it, then it describes you. This fancy term comes from Latin terms meaning “a foot and a half long.” That is how you like your words, isn’t it? The longer and more obscure the term, the more you want to show it off; it doesn’t matter if no one knows what you are talking about. You have an extensive vocabulary. You complete crossword puzzles in minutes. You have read the dictionary from cover to cover. You are a bonafide wordie.

Etymologists investigate the history of words. From what language is the word derived? How has the meaning of the word changed over time? Phrases and idioms fascinate you, too. For example, why say “he got the sack” when a boss fires an employee? You must investigate! Nothing fascinates you more than the life story of a word or phrase. You are a word historian.

The world is a dangerous place for a grammar despot. You cannot read your Facebook news feed or page through the grocery ads without being assaulted with crimes against grammar. When you see “fewer” in the place of "less" or “you’re” in the place of “your,” you feel your blood pressure rise. Conventions of writing make you feel comfortable and secure. You have a message for anyone who writes anything: Please follow grammar rules.

Did you mark the date of next year’s National Spelling Bee on your calendar? Do colleagues and classmates constantly ask you how to spell words? You must be the resident super speller. Correctly spelled words make you happy. One by one, you root out typos and misspellings from your work and the writings of your friends. No matter if they did not request help. It is your pleasure; you are an alphabet guru!

Not “dog,” but the infinitely superior “Canis lupus familiaris.” You love systemized nomenclature that divides nature into kingdoms, classes, orders, genera, species, and varieties. How exciting! You post octothorps rather than hashtags on your Twitter feed. You ask your sick friends if they are feeling agonal. It doesn’t matter that you are not a doctor or a veterinarian. The jargon of these professions is fair game. If there is a technical term available, you will use it.

¡Te encantan los idiomas! Do languages hold a certain je ne sais quoi? If you speak several languages fluently, you can be proud of your polyglotism. Besides being handy for travel, learning languages brings other benefits. Studies show that people who speak multiple languages have better recall than monolingual people. Scientists believe that these gains are attained as language learners exercise their brains, increasing mental strength in the same way that exercise strengthens the body. Don’t settle for the status quo. Learning one language is not enough. Put your mind in training for the next language challenge. You are proud to be multilingual!