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The title doesn't quite sell how cool this is, but a tool on google shows how often a word like 'fuck' (had to be a swear word first) was used in books from 1600-2008. According to the link made by a redditor, the words peak was in 1700s.
However, the word duck hit a peak in 1950 and is slowly on the rise as a frequently used word.
It's quite a fun tool and it lets use use words from a selection of languages.
"If you click on the links at the bottom it will show where in the books the words were pulled from. In this case, wanker in 1644 was an OCR Error.
Click 1644 on your link and then the link to the book (The due right of presbyteries: or, A peaceable plea for the ... - Page 45)
You'll see it was supposed to be wurther not wanker."-redditThe title doesn't quite sell how cool this is, but a tool on google shows how... more
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I think everyone I know has a Gmail account. Do you use it? Do you like it? If so... why. I'm interested in hearing your responses. If you're not familiar with the Labs feature, it's something that will extend the capabilities of your Gmail account. Jamie submitted a top five list of Labs tips and features. I wanted to pass them along to you.I think everyone I know has a Gmail account. Do you use it? Do you like it? If so...... more
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