Tonight my daughter discovered Google Books Ngram Viewer—what fun! Have you seen this thing? You can compare how often words/phrases occur in books, and end up with unending entertainment. I could do this all night.
I know! Isn't it great? The last one (home/war/peace) is the one I found most interesting. Of course, my daughter was searching things like totes/supes/cray-cray. :/
I had no idea such a thing existed! It sounds great. I once knew a professor who invented a formula for Jane Austen's novels. It had something to do with the number of words in each sentence and apparently the result was a literary study.
Well THAT'S fascinating! I love words and sentence structure. As a reader I know that those things play an integral role in an author's style, but it's pretty amazing that 'style' can be made formulaic.
That's Geeky, Nerdy and Supercool!
ReplyDeleteI know! Isn't it great? The last one (home/war/peace) is the one I found most interesting. Of course, my daughter was searching things like totes/supes/cray-cray. :/
DeleteHow often do you think those three would appear?
ReplyDeleteI had no idea such a thing existed! It sounds great. I once knew a professor who invented a formula for Jane Austen's novels. It had something to do with the number of words in each sentence and apparently the result was a literary study.
ReplyDeleteWell THAT'S fascinating! I love words and sentence structure. As a reader I know that those things play an integral role in an author's style, but it's pretty amazing that 'style' can be made formulaic.
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