I know that "vocabulary" means all the words which exist in a particular langauge. However, it seems that many people use it to mean a new or difficult word. Even in English learning sites, I can see sentences like:
A list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
Has the meaning of 'vocabulary' changed or is the above sentence wrong?
Thanks.
Ricky
A list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
Has the meaning of 'vocabulary' changed or is the above sentence wrong?
Thanks.
Ricky
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I don't think "vocabulary" means a new or difficult word. It is just a collection of words or phrases. However, let us wait for natives' opinion on this.
I think the ad featured vocabulary of interest to people wanting to improve their English.
vocabulary
1 [uncountable and countable] all the words that someone knows or uses
2 [countable] all the words in a particular language
3 [uncountable and countable] the words that are typically used when talking about a particular subject
A list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
It should be:
A list of commonly-used vocabularies with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
because it's a collection of words for a particular subject, which should be countable.
Also, does the phrase "vocabulary word" refer to a word that is new and difficult, or just any word in the the collection of words?
Thanks.
Ricky