A wug test is a test of people's ability to apply a rule in a language. How would you complete the phrase at the bottom of this picture?
Most native speakers of English answer "wugs", pronounced "wugz".
How about this test?
Bob loves to spling. He splings whenever he has the chance. Last weekend, he ( ).
Of course, there is no verb "spling" in English. But it sounds like "spring" and "ring", so a lot of native speakers fill in the blank with either "splung" or "splang". Other people write "splinged", which applies the regular past tense rule.
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