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xkcd #2839: Language Acquisition (xkcd.com)
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Alt text: My first words were 'These were my first words; what were yours?'

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 years ago

SLM = Small Language Model

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That was exactly twelve words!

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago

I...I think that's part of the joke, yes.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I was wondering who else counted the words lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I did and confirm twelve words as well.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Oh wow, it's been awhile. They had a child? I'm so happy for them!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Vocabulary presumably means learning the meaning of something, which means the parents must have been pretty dedicated in teaching the child the word "twelve" without poisoning their mind with knowledge of how to say any other numbers.

Alternatively, that child has learned twelve words today.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Is there even another sensible way to arrange these 12 words?