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It's interesting to know the possible difference for native and non-native English speakers for this test.

I got "higher than 94.3%" and wonder if being non-native puts me at an advantage for the task.

I can't imagine it would. I'm fluent in 4 languages and with each language I learnt the most common phrases and words first.

I think it’s easier because while you indeed learn the most common words first, the learning gap between common and non-common words is much lower and the associations in the brain are less developed.

For reference, I got 92.8 and English is my second language.

I got 94.54 and I'm a native speaker

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