
1000 Words to Expand Your Vocabulary
The Oxford English Dictionary contains 175,000 words in common usage and yet linguists estimate that a vocabulary of 3,000 is sufficient to cover ninety-five per cent of common usage in speech and print.
Where have all those other words gone?
The English language is a giant sponge, absorbing words from a multitude of different languages and cultures and yet it seems speak...
The Oxford English Dictionary contains 175,000 words in common usage and yet linguists estimate that a vocabulary of 3,000 is sufficient to cover ninety-five per cent of common usage in speech and print.
Where have all those other words gone?
The English language is a giant sponge, absorbing words from a multitude of different languages and cultures and yet it seems speak...
