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Sceadwian

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• Jan 19, 2010

• #21

Seems like it, but all languages are dynamic.

 

killivolt

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• Jan 19, 2010

• #22

I can see 4 million. But, 4.2 won't work.


Unless of course we include ebonics and Spanglish ok, throw in engrish.

 

Last edited: Jan 19, 2010

Sceadwian

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• Jan 19, 2010

• #23

You are aware that abbreviations are groups of single letters that stand for whole words, a single letter that could mean any number of words, a single abbreviation could stand for hundreds or thousands of word combinations, a small portion of which could logically make sense. I'm surprised there aren't more =P

 

Last edited: Jan 19, 2010

Boncuk

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• Jan 19, 2010

• #24

As I experienced abbreviations don't necessarily have to consist of letters/numbers, but also of symbols.

The one attached was used by a journalist using his private short hand writing symbols and abbreviations.

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Vizier87

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• Jan 19, 2010

• #25

tcmtech said:

So how do we get 4.2 million abbreviations from a language that has less than 1 million words?
Number of Words in the English Language

Seems like someone might be further ahead just using the whole language and not the abbreviated one.

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I guess mathematically it is analogous to the factorial system?

 

Last edited: Jan 21, 2010

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BrownOut

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• Jan 20, 2010

• #26

In my humble opinion.

 

transistor495

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• Jan 20, 2010

• #27

In My Horrible Opinion -as far as considering some particular posts..