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The Simpsons is the Best TV show to Learn English Words

Data analysis on the vocabulary used in all episodes from The Simpsons and 83 TV shows. Learn English with The Simpsons and increase your vocabulary

The PyCoach
Towards Data Science
6 min readOct 15, 2020

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Learn English with The Simpsons and increase your vocabulary
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With thirty-two seasons entertaining millions of people, The Simpsons is considered one of the greatest TV shows of all time. But have you ever thought that this TV show could make you take your English vocabulary to the next level? This is true, especially if you’re learning English as a second language. In this article, I’ll prove this to you by comparing the vocabulary within dialogues in 83 popular TV shows, including Friends, Game of Thrones, The Big Bang Theory, Grey’s Anatomy and more. You’ll also know which Simpsons 679 episodes are the best for you to learn English.

What Makes The Simpsons Different?

Have you ever wondered how do you learn new words through watching TV shows? It’s by repetition. You hear a word in one episode, and then you hear it more times in the TV show during the week. Then voila! You just learned a new word! This is what makes The Simpsons unique. It has the highest number of repetitions in advanced English vocabulary. Some studies say that at least 6 times is the number of repetitions or exposure to a…

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