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Ludvík Vaculík (2010), the author of the Two Thousand Words manifesto. "The Two Thousand Words" (full title: 2000 Words to Workers, Farmers, Officials, Scientists, Artists, and Everyone; Czech: Dva tisíce slov, které patří dělníkům, zemědělcům, úředníkům, vědcům, umělcům a všem) is a manifesto written by Czech reformist writer Ludvík Vaculík.
Their remaining 2,718 words are rolled over until the next blitz, at the conclusion of which they are added to the total word count. Thus, if Example copy edits 1,400 words in the following blitz, they will receive the Working Wikipedian's Barnstar (4,000 words) and 118 rollover words (2,718 plus 1,400, minus 4,000).
This is a list of dictionaries considered authoritative or complete by approximate number of total words, or headwords, included number of words in a language. [1] [2] In compiling a dictionary, a lexicographer decides whether the evidence of use is sufficient to justify an entry in the dictionary.
The word teetertotter (used in North American English) is longer at 12 letters, although it is usually spelled with a hyphen. The longest using only the middle row is shakalshas (10 letters). Nine-letter words include flagfalls; eight-letter words include galahads and alfalfas. Since the bottom row contains no vowels, no standard words can be ...
The longest non-coined, non-technical word published in multiple dictionaries is 28 letters long: Antidisestablishmentarianism. (Yep, ...
Among awards, a range between 17,500 and 40,000 words is commonly used for the novella category, whereas 7,500–17,500 is commonly used for novelettes. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ] According to The Writer , a novelette is approximately between 7,000 and 20,000 words in length, anything shorter being considered a short story.
The rituals of self-discipline were nothing new. He’d kept a journal since the 8th grade documenting his daily meals and workout routines. As a teenager, he’d woken up to the words of legendary coaches he’d copied from books and taped to his bedroom walls — John Wooden on preparation, Vince Lombardi on sacrifice and Dan Gable on goals.
An aging expert thinks humans can live for 20,000 years—and he might not be crazy. There's one major key to unlocking extreme longevity. An Aging Expert Thinks Humans Can Live for 20,000 Years.