> Hmm. And this "context" may not actually be in the words spoken. They 
> could be in the tone of the person's voice. (E.g., somebody sends you an 
> email saying "hey, this is a joke!" Are they amused or angry? Good luck 
> figuring that out...) It could be their body language. It could by 
> something you've discussed previously. Or it might be related to that 
> "culture" concept that I don't understand.

Or on location.

> PS. I'd still really like to know how large a typical person's 
> vocabulary is. Is it 1,000 words? Or 1,000,000 words?

http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/howmany.htm

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