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Default Re: Words in English

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Originally Posted by rewboss View Post
However, the number of words you'll need to know to be fluent in English is considerably less; mere tens of thousands. About 60,000 if you're a PhD student.
60,000 Isn't that so big a number?... but I think that includes the 2-letter and 3 letter words we know, I already got a lot. But I wonder if my vocabulary could reach up to even 30,000 words.
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