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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] 50 points 2 years ago

SLM = Small Language Model

[-] [email protected] 35 points 2 years ago* (last edited 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] 14 points 2 years ago

teaching the child the word "twelve" without poisoning their mind with knowledge of how to say any other numbers.

Not to mention the small things in life, like "vocabulary" and "update".

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

Or the kid has 12 fingers.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago

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

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

Reminds me of the time I made a comment on Spez-site about passwords of exactly 64 characters. Oh wait. This is 128. Never mind.

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

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

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