Editing Written language (section)

=== Vocabulary ===
Written language typically has higher [[lexical density]] than spoken or signed language, meaning there is a wider range of vocabulary used and individual words are less likely to be repeated. It also includes fewer first and second-person pronouns and fewer interjections. Written English has fewer verbs and more nouns than spoken English, but even accounting for that, verbs like ''think'', ''say'', ''know'', and ''guess'' appear relatively less commonly with a content clause complement (e.g. ''I think <u>that it's OK</u>.'') in written English than in spoken English.{{sfnp|Biber|Johansson|Leech|Conrad|1999|p=668}}