Top 1000 english words, biased word selection
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:02 am
It seems like the choice of words in the top 1000 english tests is taken from a biased pool of words, most notably from the IT, law and politics world. There are many words in there that I wouldn't qualify as being anywhere within the top 1000, let alone top 5000 words used in english everyday.
I am currently training in that section in hardcore mode to ramp up my speed, however, I'd like to use this exercise to map my muscle memory to words that are commonly used, in order to "burst" them. Words like 'Macintosh', 'Committee', 'Microsoft', 'IBM' and 'RAM' are annoying to type and will not be used often in real life for me.
I would suggest using words from already curated lists, such as these:
http://www.talkenglish.com/vocabulary/t ... ulary.aspx
http://world-english.org/english500.htm
I personally don't mind if my scores are reset due to this, as I'll have a chance to practice words that are actually used in real life.
Should you be running your own word count mapreduce script, I'd suggest expanding your repertoire to a larger source, such as wikipedia or google scholar papers.
I am currently training in that section in hardcore mode to ramp up my speed, however, I'd like to use this exercise to map my muscle memory to words that are commonly used, in order to "burst" them. Words like 'Macintosh', 'Committee', 'Microsoft', 'IBM' and 'RAM' are annoying to type and will not be used often in real life for me.
I would suggest using words from already curated lists, such as these:
http://www.talkenglish.com/vocabulary/t ... ulary.aspx
http://world-english.org/english500.htm
I personally don't mind if my scores are reset due to this, as I'll have a chance to practice words that are actually used in real life.
Should you be running your own word count mapreduce script, I'd suggest expanding your repertoire to a larger source, such as wikipedia or google scholar papers.