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Did you know? Shakespeare used ~31,000 distinct words across his works; average native English speakers today know 20,000-35,000. He is credited with introducing 1,700 new words to English, including "lonely", "gloomy", and "eyeball".

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Shakespeare used ~31,000 distinct words across his works; average native English speakers today know 20,000-35,000. He is credited with introducing 1,700 new words to English, including "lonely", "gloomy", and "eyeball".

Shakespeare gebruikte ~31.000 verschillende woorden in zijn werken; gemiddelde Engelse moedertaalsprekers vandaag kennen er 20.000-35.000. Hij zou 1.700 nieuwe woorden in het Engels hebben geïntroduceerd, waaronder "lonely", "gloomy", en "eyeball".

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