Language Quizzes

Tricky, isn't it? To me, "fjord" has two syllables; "moored" and "toured" just the one. Surprised that what my dog did - "pawed", or the carpenter - "sawed" weren't there, but again maybe those are pronunciation issues.

Ravioli certainly fit the definition given, but then, so do tortellini, tortelloni, tortellacci, and probably other stuffed pastas I'm unfamiliar with. And none of them end in an "s," because, you know, Italian.

Some of those bonus 2-syllable answers are awfully similar to correct one syllable answers: Moored vs. Spoored, for one example.

Why is "toured" only a bonus answer?

I enjoyed the quiz but I do think a number of the clues are misleading or inaccurate. Someone who engages in substance abuse, is a user or abuser. They may or may not be addicted to the substance. An addict can be addicted to many things e.g. drugs, food, coffee, TV, sex, gambling, computer games etc etc. A prisoner is not necessarily a convict. People are often imprisoned without being convicted and some convicts are never imprisoned. To contradict would be better described as evidence or a statement at variance with a previous belief or statement. It is certainly not denying the truth. Contradictory statements are often made without any knowledge of the previous belief. To depict can relate to many media: writing, speech, theatre, song etc. The "on screen" element is superfluous. I was totally confused by the "A_______ of interest" assuming I was looking for a word beginning with "A". Perhaps remove the letter and it would be more obvious?

A sign in sign language would have just blown my mind

Silly people. Your tose are at the ends of your fete.

The author does cite the source as the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, so the accepted pronunciations are based on the SAE (Standard American English) used as the standard there. Might be best to specify a dialect. @RutherfordRanter this quiz is based on a single dialect, and does not single out your own particular dialect for exclusion. It also excludes many non-standard English dialects, including Southern, New England, Appalachian, and specific urban dialects like those in Boston (where 'ford' could be pronounced as 'fahd') or New York (where 'ford' could even be pronounced as two syllables 'fo-wahd'). Your own country has a notably wide array of dialects, and the "BBC English" which most British dictionaries are based on is estimated to be spoken by just 2% of your country, in fact. And this is only accounting for the "inner circle" of English dialect, based on the Kachru model, and doesn't even begin to factor in countries like Nigeria and India which both have massive populations of English speakers. @El_Whizzo The UK actually only has the fifth largest population of English speakers. The US has the highest population, followed by India, Pakistan, and Nigeria.

An eyebolt is a screw with a loop at the end. And am I the only one who got thrown because I thought A was "before" and B was "after"?

Broad, flawed, fraud and so on. Usually the "rhymes with" quizzes are good but this one was very disappointing.