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Results: Shakespeare word crimes

Published on 01/25/2015
By: ptajuggalette
1731
Education
1.
1.
Which of these Shakespeare created words are you aware of?
Which of these Shakespeare created words are you aware of?
Arouse
25%
430 votes
Besmirch
17%
294 votes
Bet
22%
384 votes
Drug
24%
418 votes
Dwindle
23%
393 votes
Hoodwink
26%
444 votes
Hurry
23%
402 votes
Puke
24%
416 votes
Rant
24%
414 votes
Swagger
28%
485 votes
All of them
23%
406 votes
Not sure
18%
305 votes
None of them
27%
462 votes
2.
2.
Which of these Shakespeare created metaphors are you aware of?
it’s Greek to me
35%
604 votes
played fast and loose
19%
327 votes
slept not one wink
29%
497 votes
knit your brows
12%
204 votes
have your teeth set on edge
12%
211 votes
All of the above
19%
321 votes
Not sure
15%
252 votes
None of the above
24%
418 votes
3.
3.
If you have read Shakespeare and are familiar with the language, do you think you could speak like people did in the days of Shakespeare? (Just for one day?)
I probably could for one day
16%
273 votes
Not sure
24%
414 votes
No
40%
693 votes
N/A
20%
351 votes
4.
4.
Here are a couple of examples, which do you think you know the modern day translation?
Thou art behind the hour.
3%
60 votes
Get thee hence.
4%
65 votes
Make merry/carouse
5%
93 votes
I know the modern day equivalent to all three
23%
393 votes
I know two of them
8%
135 votes
I know at least one
8%
146 votes
Not sure
20%
352 votes
None of them
28%
487 votes
5.
5.
If you have never read Shakespeare will you give a try?
Yes
12%
212 votes
No
29%
503 votes
Undecided
14%
241 votes
Not Applicable
45%
775 votes
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