diff --git a/tests/test_tag_names.py b/tests/test_tag_names.py
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+from spacy.en import English
+
+def test_tag_names():
+    nlp = English()
+    tokens = nlp(u'I ate pizzas with anchovies.', parse=True, tag=True)
+    pizza = tokens[2]
+    assert type(pizza.pos) == int
+    assert type(pizza.pos_) == unicode
+    assert type(pizza.dep) == int
+    assert type(pizza.dep_) == unicode
+    assert pizza.tag_ == u'NNS'