paradisse  +  56089 Thu, 18 Nov 04 11:24 PM Hi I want to ask you what is the frequency of verbs and nouns in speech and writing texts? paradisse Joined on Tue, Sep 28 2004 New Member 39 the one who guides to something good has a reward similar to its doer. Verbs, Nouns

	MrPedantic  +  56206 Fri, 19 Nov 04 03:58 PM Hello Paradisse Do you mean 'what is the average ratio of verbs to nouns in spoken and written English'? If so...I can't find the answer anywhere online. No doubt there is a pdf posted somewhere that would tell you, but it may take some finding. What level of accuracy do you need? It could be easier simply to take some sample pages from newspapers or magazines and count up the verbs and nouns yourself. If you have audio tapes of spoken English, with an accompanying text, you could do the same for 'spoken English'. Or does anybody else know? MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris... Verbs, Nouns, Sample

	CalifJim  +  56278 Sat, 20 Nov 04 02:40 AM A frequency is a count. The number of nouns (i.e. the frequency of nouns) in this post is 14 (frequency, count, number, nouns, frequency, nouns, post, 14, number, verbs, frequency, verbs, post, 5). The number of verbs (i.e., the frequency of verbs) in this post is 5 (is, is, is, hope, helps). I hope that helps. CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,399 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Verbs, Nouns