You might have a favorite word that you use all the time. What you might not know is how often is it used in the English language. Now, you can!
Here's a really fun website that ranks 86800 works in order of usage (as of 6-28-06.) The number one word is THE...The last ranking word is the fun word of CONQUISTADOR. You can plug in your favorite and see where it ranks. I couldn't resist.
After seeing Napoleon Dynamite I've found myself saying "SWEET" a whole lot. So, I typed it in...Viola! It turns out it's pretty high on the list at 2702! Coffee does a bit better at 1540. But don't expect them to stay in those places. They get moved around a bit.
Have more word fun by visiting http://www.wordcount.org/main.php
Chalmer--which is not in the archive of 86800 words :)
1 comment:
I like the new word count link much better. People around here might not have liked the other link.
Marie was delighted that you knew TTFN
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