how many words

[robphelan]

are there in the English language not including slang?

eleventybillion isn't the right answer.

 

[Kalvin00]

42

 

[The Green Bean]

55699774

 

[akubi]

a whopping brazillion

 

[robphelan]

Originally posted by: akubi
a whopping brazillion

no, thanks my ex-girlfriend

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: akubi
a whopping brazillion

no, thanks my ex-girlfriend

pics?

 

[kranky]

How many words are there in the English language?

Why would you exclude slang? Those are words, too.

 

[Atomicus]

Originally posted by: akubi
a whopping brazillion

isn't that a Bush quote? :laugh:

 

[VTHodge]

Here's an interesting site that is somewhat related to the topic at hand:

Wordcount

 

[shilala]

A lot!!!
I remember hearing a rule of thumb about kids having 10,000 words in their vocabulary by a certain age, but the details elude me.
There's not much of a grip on "how many words are there" because many are out of use, scientific, etc.