Are we talking about vocabulary *usage* or *recognition*? Estimates vary, but th...

		_delirium on April 20, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Learned to Speak Four Languages in a Few Years: ... Are we talking about vocabulary usage or recognition? Estimates vary, but the rough consensus for English seems to be that the educated native speaker recognizes around 15,000-25,000 words, but only uses around 5,000-8,000 in their own speech/writing.