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Thousand Most Common Words
March 8, 2013 9:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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Try to explain something while only using the thousand most common words in English. It's harder than you might think. This comic from xkcd points out the difficulty in describing a space ship called the Up Goer Five, and an Up-Goer Five Text Editor points out what words don't fit. The challenge becomes even more fun if you're trying to describe complex subjects like science or engineering. This is part of a complete episode.
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