"The native English speakers need to learn more vocabulary in the different stages of their life?"?

Question

I am learning English and I have realised that the vocabulary in English is a really "Big" sustance to learn. I am thinking that if I wanted to have enough English vocabulary for reading and speaking, I would spent many years. I am wondering whether I have chosen one of the hardest language in the world which will make someone wants to learn it go dizzy. So I have a big question :"The native English speakers need to learn more vocabulary in the different stages of their life?"
Sincerely thank for all comments.

Answer 1

That is kind of a hard question to answer. There are still words that I don't know because yes there is a huge amount of them. If I'm at home and watching a movie and think about the words that are being used, there are usually a few I have no idea what it means. Usually I don't even notice them because I can still understand the whole movie without knowing those few words, and they just go by without me realizing it. One recent word was in the movie "Bernie" from 2011. Matthew McConaughey said the word trepidatious . Even my spell check is underlining the word right now that this is not a word, but since that movie I have noticed it is used from time to time when reading or in other shows. It is in the dictionary. Do I really need to know this word. Not really, I never hear my friends use it, so I can get by without it. However, I do know the word now and how to use it.



So yes there is a huge amount of words being used, but a lot you can get by without. Discombobulated is another one you will encounter from time to time. Do I really need to know this word. Not really. In everyday conversation, no one uses it.



It's impossible here to go over all the words you don't really need, but no, you don't need to know every word that you encounter.

Answer 2

Not really. If you want to impress someone for a high level job than you talk differently than if you are applying for a clerk job, let's say. Spelling nuts hate misspelling but they know what you mean. Most languages have a formal variation and an informal variation. If I say "I done good!" I am less formal than if I say "I did very well!". Both mean the same and are understandable. The first sounds less educated is all. Yes English is supposed to be a hard language to learn because of many influences in the past from other languages.

Answer 3

Have you ever tried to learn Greek? Honestly, you will change your mind about the hardest language in the world being English completely. Even Greek people have a problem in learning it correctly!

Answer 4

no English is spoken world wide but the problem is that words can have two meanings depending in context they are spoken. example the word face can mean someones face or it can face front or back and also the face of an item like a watch

Answer 5

yes definately for example a soccer player would need to know soccer words,a scientist would need to know sicentific words and a doctor would need to know medial words