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Almost all of the words Shakespeare used are still in common use today. To test this out, take a passage out of one of Shakespeare's plays or sonnets and type it into your word processor. Very few of the words will be marked by the spellchecker and these will mostly be either proper names and unusual contractions of words which are in common use, like e'en for even. The difficulty some people have with Shakespeare's words lies in the fact that most people have a much smaller vocabulary than Shakespeare had. Some people get by with as few as 5000 words, one-sixth of what Shakespeare used, which 5000 include a bunch that Shakespeare did not use. If Shakespeare seems to use a lot of words you don't know it is because you don't know enough words. There is a second difficulty people encounter with Shakespeare's words, which is that he sometimes uses common words with unexpected meanings. Usually these meanings are still there but they are secondary and we don't think about them or know them. So when he has Hamlet talk about "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune", he means sling like a slingshot not something you use to hold a broken arm and fortune meaning luck not fortune meaning a pile of money. Nevertheless all seven words in the quotation are in common use today.

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What are famous words said of Shakespeare that are still famous today?

he was not of an age ,he was for all time (said when shakespear was still alive)


What shakespeare words are still used today?

Shakespeare spoke English so of course most of the words he used are still in use today. If you are talking about words that we have no record of anyone using before Shakespeare did, "puking" and "assassination" come to mind.


How many of the 31534 words Shakespeare used do we still use today?

Almost all of the words Shakespeare used are still in common use today. To test this out, take a passage out of one of Shakespeare's plays or sonnets and type it into your word processor. Very few of the words will be marked by the spellchecker and these will mostly be either proper names and unusual contractions of words which are in common use, like e'en for even. The difficulty some people have with Shakespeare's words lies in the fact that most people have a much smaller vocabulary than Shakespeare had. Some people get by with as few as 5000 words, one-sixth of what Shakespeare used, which 5000 include a bunch that Shakespeare did not use. If Shakespeare seems to use a lot of words you don't know it is because you don't know enough words. There is a second difficulty people encounter with Shakespeare's words, which is that he sometimes uses common words with unexpected meanings. Usually these meanings are still there but they are secondary and we don't think about them or know them. So when he has Hamlet talk about "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune", he means sling like a slingshot not something you use to hold a broken arm and fortune meaning luck not fortune meaning a pile of money. Nevertheless all seven words in the quotation are in common use today.


How did William Shakespeare effect today?

Shakespeare created over 3,000 words that are used in our everyday speech.


How many words did Williams shakespeare use and how many do they use today?

shakespeare used 31534 words and we use over 60, 000


Some of the words Shakespeare used have different meanings today or have never been heard?

Yup


Is it true that Shakespeare created his own words?

Shakespeare is credited with having created many words (neologisms) that are still in use today, and many others that are not, although it may be that his is simply the first recorded usage of words already current in his day. He also used many existing words in new ways. Sometimes this was done just for the sake of maintaining the meter or rhythm of the line.


What two words that you still use did Shakespeare invent?

Assassination and eyeball spring to mind.


Did shakespeare invent some of the words you use today?

He invented over this many wordsYes, "eyeball" for example.


Do people use any famous lines from any shakespeare plays?

Constantly. Apart from full lines which have trickled into common usage, he is also credited with inventing many words that are still used today.


What are some details about Shakespeare's plays?

Shakespeare included both early modern English and iambic pentameter in his writings. He also created a lot of the words we use today.


Why was language important in Shakespeare's time?

It was important because without it...how would we know or develop the words we use today?