How rare is it to encounter a rare word?

I recently ran across a paper on typesetting rare Chinese characters. From the abstract: Written Chinese has tens of thousands of characters. But most available fonts contain only around 6 to 12 thousand common characters that can meet the needs of everyday users. However, in publications and information exchange in many professional fields, a number […] The post How rare is it to encounter a rare word? first appeared on John D. Cook....

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