SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: E who wrote (73988)2/3/2000 7:08:00 PM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
There are about 200K English words in common use according to Bill Bryson, though the OED has about 615K entries. French has only about 100K and German 184K in use.
10K certainly sounds very limited. Especially given the amount of talking teens do with each other. When you listen to them, it's sort of alarming. They say You know, like, and Dude repetitively, almost hypnotically, before every phrase. I think it's so adults space out and stop listening to them.

Ammo did it for a while and we didn't know whether to treat it like a stutter and not call attention to it or tape his mouth shut. Then we noticed that he had two vocabularies, one for adults, one for his friends. Now that I think about it, he really has improved a lot. So I guess it's a developmental phase.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News