How many words r there in the English language?

Guest   Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:12 pm GMT
<<Conservatively speaking, there are at least 2 million words in English, technical words included! >>

2.8 million if you include separated-prefix words and their derivatives
Guest   Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:35 pm GMT
<<2.8 million if you include separated-prefix words and their derivatives>>

5.6 million if you include Pig Latin.