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How many words you use today did Shakespeare coin?

It's difficult to determine the exact number of words that Shakespeare coined because language is constantly evolving, and it's possible that some words attributed to him may have existed before his time. However, Shakespeare's vocabulary was extensive, and he is credited with introducing or popularizing a substantial number of words and phrases that are still in use today. Some sources suggest that he may have coined over 2,000 words. Here are a few notable examples:

- Addiction

- Assassination

- Bedazzled

- Bloodstained

- Campaign

- Dishearten

- Elbow

- Eyeball

- Inaudible

- Lackluster

- Misquote

- Pedant

- Puffball

- Quiver

- Seclusion

- Swagger

- Treacherous

- Vantage

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