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30 million words fewer in 3 years?? That's 27397 words per day... at 12 waking hours per day for a child it's about 38 words per minute - I find it hard to beli
by abdulhaq 13y ago
30 million words fewer in 3 years?? That's 27397 words per day... at 12 waking hours per day for a child it's about 38 words per minute - I find it hard to believe.
- RachelF 13y agoMe too. There's some big mistake in their data here.
- stephenbez 13y agoI was curious too. To get a back of the envelope calculation on how fast people talk I watched a talk show and counted how many words they said in 1 minute. It was 103, so it seems possible.