The Structure of the English Language: Vocabulary

 

As I've mentioned in previous blog posts about the English language, it is a very complicated language.  With estimates ranging anywhere from half a million to 2 million words.  This is based on whether a word can be thought of as an English word, but that might not necessarily be the case.

The language is so complex, that you could argue until the cows come home about whether or not certain words are single words, two words or should include a hyphenation.  You'll quickly discover that your word count will change because there are so many words with different meanings that are spelt the same.  Oh it's very complicated.

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