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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread A word used to test speaker's native language? #152198 12/18/2005 12:01 AM Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2 Dallas, Texas, USA Tim_Klein stranger Tim_Klein stranger Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2 Dallas, Texas, USA There's a word that means "a word that can be used to test whether someone is a native speaker of the language, since non-native speakers don't pronounce it correctly". What is that word? I seem to remember that it's taken from the name of a geographic location. Tim Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: A word used to test speaker's native language? #152199 12/18/2005 12:36 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 How about "shibboleth" ? Last edited by Faldage; 12/18/2005 12:37 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: A word used to test speaker's native language? #152200 12/18/2005 1:36 AM Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2 Dallas, Texas, USA Tim_Klein stranger Tim_Klein stranger Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2 Dallas, Texas, USA Yes! That's it -- "shibboleth". Thank you very much! http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/shibboleth Tim Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: A word used to test speaker's native language? #152201 12/18/2005 12:45 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Stick around, but don't expect getting the right answer so quickly every time. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,917 Posts230,552 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,344 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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