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chastened
14y ago
The average vocabulary of the average person in their NATIVE TONGUE is just over 3500 words (it varies a lot from culture to culture). The average vocabulary of a University Graduate in the Arts is 10-12000 words. In the sciences it varies
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chastened
14y ago
>> There's just so much the brain can absorb in a short time. Daniel Tammet learned Icelandic in one week. I would be interested to see what backs your claim that the brain can only absorb so much in a short time. I think both you a