hysteria

@Mslynx:
Saw a reference to this recently while browsing... Here is the chart:

- Below 6000 words - Children up to 9 years old
- 6,000 to 9,000 words - Children ages 10 to 16
- 9,000 to 12,000 words - 25% of adults in the U.S. have vocabularies of this size
- 12,000 to 18,000 words - Most adults have vocabularies in this range
- 18,000 to 24,000 words - Most college graduates and professional people
- Over 24,000 words - People at the top levels of their professions

(obviously relates to English only)

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