Topic: did the caveman have a rich vocabulary
boof started this discussion 2 years ago #115,632
Or was it all ugg ugg ugg ugg all day
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 1 hour later[^] [v] #1,277,402
the average english speaker only uses a bit over 1,000 words in everyday writing and probably even fewer when they speak
Anonymous B double-posted this 2 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,277,403
may as well be ugg ugg ugg given the lack of non-verbal communication in the written word
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 2 years ago, 11 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,277,404
@1,277,402 (B)
Wrong. The study I read said there was no more than one bit of signal in every 1 TB of written English text.
Anonymous C double-posted this 2 years ago, 54 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,277,405
@1,277,403 (B)
Should be. That's why blind people are considered, legally speaking, as mentally retarded.
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