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xkcd #2839: Language Acquisition (xkcd.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by thedarkfly@feddit.nl to c/xkcd@lemmy.world
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Alt text: My first words were 'These were my first words; what were yours?'

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[–] unreachable@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago

SLM = Small Language Model

[–] Sentrovasi@kbin.social 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year 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".

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Or the kid has 12 fingers.

[–] zloe_zlo@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That was exactly twelve words!

[–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 29 points 1 year ago

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

[–] kerr@aussie.zone 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was wondering who else counted the words lol

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I did and confirm twelve words as well.

[–] RocketBoots@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago

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

[–] LostLukas@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] palordrolap@kbin.social 1 points 1 year 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.