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Subject: Re: Some Unusual Facts about English
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Jeff wrote:
> I've posted a number of interesting and unusual facts about English at
> www.oddwonder.com/english.htm
> Enjoy!
At the beginning it says that the average American knows 10,000 words.
Later is says that we know 1/10th of a million words (100,000). Which
is true?
Don
Kansas City
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