Multiple choice general knowledge

How many words do you think there are in the English language?

  1. 70,000

  2. 170,000

  3. 500,000

  4. 2 million+
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Explanation

Estimates of English vocabulary vary greatly depending on what's counted. The Oxford English Dictionary contains about 170,000 current words, but including technical terms, scientific words, slang, derivatives, and obsolete words brings estimates to over 2 million. The 2 million+ figure represents the total possible words in the English lexicon including all specialized vocabulary.

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