How Long to Read Words on Words

How Long Does it Take to Read Words on Words?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 40 minutes to read Words on Words by David Crystal

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

From Homer ("winged words") to Robert Burns ("Beware a tongue that's smoothly hung") to Rudyard Kipling ("Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind"), writers from all over the world have put pen to paper on the inexhaustible topic of language. Yet surprisingly, their writings on the subject have never been gathered in a single volume. In Words on Words, David and Hilary Crystal have collected nearly 5,000 quotations about language and all its intriguing aspects: speaking, reading, writing, translation, verbosity, usage, slang, and more. As the stock-in-trade of so many...

How long is Words on Words?

Words on Words by David Crystal is 580 pages long, and a total of 145,000 words.

This makes it 196% the length of the average book. It also has 177% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Words on Words Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 12 minutes to read Words on Words aloud.

What Reading Level is Words on Words?

Words on Words is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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