There's been a lot of tweeting about the millionth English word just announced, but a BBC article questions whether the new word is the millionth.
The article points out that the exact size of English vocabulary is impossible to quantify. If you count every technical term, there are more than a million words. If you don't count "specialist slang" there are perhaps three quarters of a million words.
And the millionth English word is…? (Hint: it's internet-related!)
7 comments on “The millionth English word”
English is the most popular langue in the world, the vocabulary is growing faster and faster. It is possible that the size of English vocabulary reaches millionth.But, the words used in usual are a small part of the words of all.
i think chinese is the most complex language,it has,at least,2 million words at all. and I find it hard to learn.
English is the most popular language but l think it is too difficult to learn. l really want to speak English well and now l try to study.
English is the universal language. Wherever you go, there are people who speak english. It is fun to talk to native english speakers. By the way what is the millionth english word?
Why web 2.0? I dont get it.
Web 2.0 is the millionth word.
It means the new type of websites and interactive internet applications, like social media.
