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Shakespeare used 31534 words and we use over 60, 000
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How many words were around in Shakespeare's time?
Approximately 60 000. there is no perfectly accurate number.
How did William Shakespeare affect the world?
Shakespeare created over 3000 words and/or phrases that we use in our everyday speech. Examples: One fell swoop, fashionable, eyeball, wild goose chase.. and so many more. He's said to be the biggest influence in the English language than any other writer in history.
How many acts are Shakespeare's plays divided into?
shakespeare usually had plays of 5 acts each with 5 scenes
Did Alfred Lord Tennyson write Camelot?
Yes, Shakespeare wrote many ballads during his life.
By the time Hamlet was written Shakespeare's work?
had been staged by some of England's best-known actors.
Did shakespeare invent some of the words you use today?
He invented over this many wordsYes, "eyeball" for example.
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 portraits of Shakespeare are there today?
2
What were the words that shakespeare gave the English language?
There are many words Shakespeare invented. Some of the common ones are things like "assassination", "amazement", "generous", "reliance", and "suspicious". There are many less-used terms as well. Shakespeare also invented a great many common phrases or sayings used today. For a more exhaustive list of Shakespeare's word inventions, you can look at the attached link
How many of the 1600 words that Shakespeare added to the English language do we use today?
Too many to count. And they are so common, we do not notice. Do you say "Ah, that's Shakespeare!" every time you hear the word "assassination"? Probably not.
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.
How does Shakespeare's language affect today's society?
Shakespeare in his works has created around 30,000 words, and the language of the past that's used in Shakespeare's stories gives insight to the past in comparison to now; for example, in the Elizabethan era most people couldn't read, but they had the ability to learn and interpret the words that were performed in plays, while now most people have a hard time understanding Shakespeare and they have the ability to read. The language of Shakespeare shows a distinct comparison in people in the past and people today, although the language is difficult to understand it give good insight to the past, and shows many cognates of words that are now used today.
Approximately how many different words are used in Shakespeare's plays?
Shakespeare's plays contain around 31,000 different words.
How many words shakespeare writes in his plays?
At the minimum of 28,250 words.
How many different words did Shakespeare create in the English language?
Shakespeare is credited with creating over 1,700 words in the English language.
How many words did shakespeare put into the dictionary?
It depends which dictionary, doesn't it? Shakespeare was responsible for inventing many words which were not previously recorded, and for using many words in ways not previously recorded. Estimates of the numbers vary.
How many words are in all of Shakespeare's works?
A shitton
