Lack of vocabulary in English?

[nq:1]Here is something I find strange about English. It is often asserted that English has a rich vocabulary. If this is so: - how many hours in a "day"?[/nq]
Far fewer than the number of hours in a day counted by someone in a profession that bills by the hour.
[nq:1]- is my "aunt" a biological relative?[/nq]
Not to me.
[nq:1]- how do I "love" thee?[/nq]
Hopefully, at a distan

Juuitchan filted:
[nq:1]Here is something I find strange about English. It is often asserted that English has a rich vocabulary. If this is so: - how many hours in a "day"?[/nq]
Eight, twelve, or twenty-four...there are additional special domains where still other values apply..
[nq:1]- is my "aunt" a biological relative?[/nq]
Maybe; is your "cousin" male or female?...*my* aunt isn

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Stumbled into inOy!ability there. Good work.

R. J. Valentine

[nq:1]Here is something I find strange about English. It is often asserted that English has a rich vocabulary. If this is so: - how many hours in a "day"?[/nq]
23.something
[nq:1]- is my "aunt" a biological relative?[/nq]
to her parents, at least
[nq:1]- how do I "love" thee?[/nq]
let me count the ways
[nq:1]- what decade are we in now?[/nq]
any decade that starts no ea

[nq:1]Here is something I find strange about English. It is often asserted that English has a rich vocabulary. If this is so: - how many hours in a "day"?[/nq]
Depends on where and when on Earth you are when you ask the question. An astronomer would probably be able to calculate the answer for you. But if it was my toddler asking the question I'd tell him twenty-four and count them with him.

[nq:1]Juuitchan filted:[/nq]
[nq:2]- is my "aunt" a biological relative?[/nq]
[nq:1]Maybe; is your "cousin" male or female?...*my* aunt isn't a relative...in fact, she doesn't exist at all..[/nq]
Tony's sister is your aunt?
[nq:2]- if 12 is a dozen and 144 is a gross, what are 16 and 256? Come on, geeks![/nq]
[nq:1]272..r[/nq]
And 169 is a baker's gross.

Liebs

[nq:1]Here is something I find strange about English. It is often asserted that English has a rich vocabulary. If this ... say? - if 12 is a dozen and 144 is a gross, what are 16 and 256? Come on, geeks![/nq]
It appears to me that your post is based upon an erroneous assumption. You appear to be listing examples where English uses a word or expression which you think lacks sufficient specifici

[nq:1]Here is something I find strange about English. It is often asserted that English has a rich vocabulary. If this is so: - how many hours in a "day"?[/nq]
24
[nq:1]- is my "aunt" a biological relative?[/nq]
Usually. English is hardly the only language that uses "aunt" and/or "uncle" to mean either "parent's sibling" or "parent's friend".
[nq:1]- how do I "love" thee?[/nq]

[nq:1]- if 12 is a dozen and 144 is a gross, what are 16 and 256? Come on, geeks![/nq]
And what are 7 and 49?
And 6 and 36?
And 11 and 121?
And... and... and...?

[nq:2]- if 12 is a dozen and 144 is a gross, what are 16 and 256? Come on, geeks![/nq]
[nq:1]And what are 7 and 49? And 6 and 36? And 11 and 121? And... and... and...?[/nq]
I guess, 16 and 256 are fundamental numbers used
by yellow people of Springfield.
Paul JK
(if you don't believe me, ask Lisa Simpson)