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Q: The English Language ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   2 Comments )
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Subject: The English Language
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference
Asked by: groovingtongues-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 20 Jan 2006 14:48 PST
Expires: 19 Feb 2006 14:48 PST
Question ID: 435984
How many different words does one person use in the English language in one day?
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Subject: Re: The English Language
Answered By: pinkfreud-ga on 21 Jan 2006 12:31 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Thanks for accepting my findings as your answer. I've reposted the material below.

"According to Ilan Stavans, author of Dictionary Days, the average
American uses 2,000 different words every day, just a fraction of the
nearly 200,000 words listed in the Oxford English Dictionary."

Colossal Waste of Time Blog
http://colossalwasteoftime.blogspot.com/2005_02_01_colossalwasteoftime_archive.html

If you are interested in other fascinating facts about language, I
highly recommend the book mentioned above. "Dictionary Days" is both
entertaining and educational.

Amazon.com: Dictionary Days
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1555974198

I hope this is helpful. If anything is unclear or incomplete, please
request clarification; I'll gladly offer further assistance before you
rate my answer.

Best regards,
pinkfreud
groovingtongues-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Fast and efficient service that this first time user will be using again! Thank you.

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Subject: Re: The English Language
From: pinkfreud-ga on 20 Jan 2006 15:12 PST
 
Please let me know if this would be a fully satisfactory answer:

"According to Ilan Stavans, author of Dictionary Days, the average
American uses 2,000 different words every day, just a fraction of the
nearly 200,000 words listed in the Oxford English Dictionary."

http://colossalwasteoftime.blogspot.com/2005_02_01_colossalwasteoftime_archive.html
Subject: Re: The English Language
From: groovingtongues-ga on 21 Jan 2006 01:04 PST
 
Yeah, that's exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you! A very
impressive service for a first time user and I'll be using it again.
Have a good weekend and thanks again. Andrew

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