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Google Database Tracks Popularity of 500B Words

We use 'women' a lot more than we used to

(Newser) - Google has quietly released a massive database that's as scholarly a tool as it is fun to play with. Called Ngram , this digital storehouse contains 500 billion words from 5.2 million books published between 1500 and 2008 in English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, and Chinese. It lets anyone search... More »

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