What language has more everyday words?

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Sebmer21

#447035 Tue, 27 Nov 07 05:19 PM

Hello. I'd like to know which language has more everyday words, English or Spanish , and about how many.
If you could help me, thank you.

Sebastian

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Yankee

#447089 Tue, 27 Nov 07 07:56 PM

Hi Sebastian

What do you mean by "everyday words"?

If you're referring to the total number of words in general, I would assume that English has far more than Spanish.

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Kooyeen

#447133 Tue, 27 Nov 07 10:58 PM

Maybe you are referring to words used in everyday conversations.
Well, there are not many in English. Less than in Italian, at least, I guess.
In my dialect there are very little, anyway. There are no formal words, only informal ones (my dialect is never used in formal situations).

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Feebs11

#447157 Wed, 28 Nov 07 12:08 AM

Sebmer21 wrote:
Hello. I'd like to know which language has more everyday words, English or Spanish , and about how many.
If you could help me, thank you.

Sebastian

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Here are two sites with the 1000 most used words in each language:

http://tinyurl.com/2emxdz
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/bl1000_list1.htm

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