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Ever wondered how much spare capacity the English language has?
\nFor a simple example, consider all the four letter words b*st. The * must be a vowel. Possible words are bast, best, bust, bost and bust. Only the second and last are actual words. Based on this small sample, 60% of the English language is vacant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever wondered how much spare capacity the English language has? For a simple example, consider all the four letter words b*st. The * must be a vowel. Possible words are bast, best, bust, bost and bust. 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