Unabriged Languages Thread

i was just wondering about this the other day... for those of you that dont know, and unabridged dictionary had EVERY word in it...

now, the english dictionary is HUGE... Amazon.com just look at the dimensions on that one!! its 22k pages, and weighs at least 150 pounds, if not more. the dictionary comes with a magnifying glass so that you can actually read it, the font is so small.

now, i was wonder, how large are other languages dictionaries? do other languages have such mammoth lexicons as the english language does?

Holy shiza $895.00 :o

on sale, 70% off

That's just the first volume, there are 20 :o

Do people buys these books?

Yes they do

i know its just the first volume, my point was that the english dictionary is HUGE and i was wondering if other languages have less or more than english, and how much lesser/greater

Isn't english one of the oldest languages? I'm sure spanish would have a lot since it's old too

no english was like taken from all other languages

I didn't say anything about that

yeah so it prolly isnt the oldest :/

as languages go, i dont believe that it is very old...

fat wrote: Dimensions (in inches): 18.50 x 40.00 x 36.00

18.5in wide, 40in tall, 36in deep.

wtf

unless they got the dimensions in the wrong order.

22,000 pages!

and theres 20 of them!

That's fkn insane!

Haha, yes! Don't forget the magnifying glass either

!!! Thats a lot of freekin pages!

Dude, we probably never use any of those words, every word ive ever wanted to know is in my dictionary, which is pretty small.....

Unbelieveable!

there are many words i use that arent in the dictionary that i have...

but i still havent gotten an answer to my primary question

I just have a big fellow in my room that solves all my dictioning needs. It's Random House, hardcover, about a foot, by a foot and a half and has 2500 pages. It only weighs 10 pounds so you can still carry it around

I can barely speak my own language....If it werent for the dictionary....i'd be toast

but that little dictionary has so few words!!!

cHIs-wK wrote: no english was like taken from all other languages

I RESENT THAT VITRIOTICLY!!! :/

(Big word humor, u need a big vocabulary to get it )

One of my favorite words is "Obsequious" which means "Kindly, politely"

So freak out your english teacher/parents/gf tommorrow and say, "I tried to tell him as obsequiously as possible but he would not stop yelling!"

stop it with your grandiloquent speech!

This thread is nothing but a huge display of floccinaucinihilipilification. (actual word :o)

thats a really long word for a really short definition...

now, no more else i shall defenestrate you!!!