I think the vocabulary of the average Sun reader is something like 10,000 words.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The average reader of a tabloid paper has a limited vocabulary.
- In plain terms
- Tabloid readers know about 10000 words.
- What can you take from it?
- Consider how vocabulary shapes media access.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who decides what we read?
- How does word count affect news?
Another view
Vocabulary size does not determine intelligence or depth of thought.
More from Alan Moore
Don't leave home without your sword - your intellect.
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