What word will you say the most often in your life? The word you use most commonly is probably the word all English-speakers use: the.
What are the most-used words in the English language?
One way to trace most-frequently-used words is with the search magic of Google Ngram viewer. With the Ngram viewer, you type a word, and it tells you how often that word is used over a specific time period, based on the Google Books database. For example, the word “the” is used about 5% of the time, which means that in every text of 100 words, 5 of those words are “the.” Similarly, the word “of” is used about 3% of the time, and the word “and” is used about 2.5% of the time.
The folks over at Oxford Dictionaries compiled a comprehensive analysis of English-language usage called the Oxford English Corpus. In this sense, a corpus is the entire body of words and phrases that constitute a language. See their complete analysis here.
Obviously, most of the most commonly used words are short words that help build sentences. As in the previous sentence, the words of, are, that, and the join the parts of the sentence that make the idea. Linguists call these “function words.” 84 of the top 100 words are function words.
Things get interesting when you look at the list of top 10 nouns: time person year wayday
thing
man
world
life
hand
Some of the words, like way, have many different meanings, which may be why they are more frequently used. For example, you could say, “She’s lost her way” or “that’s the way to the grocery store.” It is the same word in both instances, but they are very different meanings. Another reason certain words occur frequently has to do with their use in common phrases. So a word like time is used often, and it also appears in many common phrases, like last time, in time, next time, etc.
Journalists have suggested banishing overused words. Learn about the banished words from 2011 here.
Do these words surprise you? Are there words you expected to be common that aren’t?
I got that right, “the” is indeed widely used. Interesting to know about the Ngram viewer, no idea it existed. 
“Epic”.
Way overrated.
First comment!
Do you also count “of” when it is used incorrectly? Example: I could of done that job in 20 seconds.
Hmmm. Very interesting.
not
Excellent method.
Very interesting.
Unusual means of teaching and learning English.
Congratulations.
Walmir.
The northerners come from the wilderness!
What about a?
Dictionary.com: Y U No put newer comments on top???
I got the “the” right! But I thought there should be a “a” in the list too!
Google Ngram Viewer? What is that? Never heard of it! Interesting! I’ll check it out!
not very interesting.. i think i read a similar article before..
WaYY less interesting than i expected.
I noticed that man got onto the list but woman didn’t. Hmmm…
My friend says on average, the word ‘like’ 23 times in a two minute conversation. It is painful.
What are the most common verbs?
MMMMMMMMMMMM drugs
i love my hamster and i talk to it alot and i love drugs and sharing with my sister but parents are peados because ones a childminder and the other ones a child doctor
Uh, Oui?
Like, I’m surprised that “like” isn’t on the list, you know?
;^p
absolutly retarted
tacos are better than that
what do you like to do for fun?
actually i think tacos are the best and this is the worst
“clearly” and “amazing” have become trite!
I Agree with Ranger, There’s a lot of people using some words wrong like “of”. Example: “I could OF done that job in 20 seconds.” instead of; “I could HAVE done that job in 20 seconds.”
indubitably
Very interesting indeed.
that cannot be doubted
patently evident
certain
unquestionable
MY THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE IS UNQUENCHABLE!!!!
my thirst for knowledge is unquenchable
UNQUENCHABLE IS MY THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE!!!
The thing is, by this time next year, I’ll be on my way to see the world so that one day, the person I am now may grow into a man whose life purpose is giving a hand to others.
Sir Thomas Jefferson’s thirst for knowledge is unquenchable.
There was a “time” when a “person” in every “way” could have a “hand” in his destiny or have a place in this “world” and his “life” was a “thing” that in a “day” could change a “man” in this “way” for a “year”…………I buy that.
But what about ” I ” and “you”. Aren’t these more frequently used?
‘like’ must be used as one of the most used words!
TO ranger:
“Of” can not be used in that situation. The sentence, though often pronounced incorrectly, is actually “I could have done that job in 20 seconds”, in which there is no difference!
Time Person of the Year, made most popular by exploiting search engine optimization. The printed media is attempting to stay relevant.
I LOVE MARY!
comment
Yay, finally a new hotword! Woot
Im in at the 43rd comment-sweetness!!
My most used word is -awesome- <yes with an 'e'
This is used when describing myself :p ahahaha
reply if youre awesome too!
Quite interesting.
Fascinating in4mation!
@ the outset–the TITLE– I did think of THE–I was right.
It’s very interesting, in4mative & enjoyable
Thank you
What a twist!
As for words, i think adjectives are one of my favorites…
Adjectives answer how the information/idea is presented
They indicate style,attitude etc that give the writing its unique’ity<<please find a word more appropriate for me
ps. liked use of "search magic" in the article
I agree with, like, a ton of people. Like, like is the most, like, overused word
[...] ‘Common Words’ at any ‘time’ are a reflection of the ‘person’. — This ‘year’ or last — that ‘way’ or ‘day’ — whether present or past — just a ‘thing’. — A ‘man’ of the ‘world’ with ‘life’ tied to a String. — ‘Hand’ in ‘hand’ for ‘life’ in the ‘world’ of ‘man’ — preferably woman is our ‘thing’. — For a night or a ‘day’ or any other ‘way’ — Say a ‘year’ with the ‘person’ sublime. — In that case — with my love we do ‘Time’. –>>L.T.Rhyme [...]
TO-NOONE IN PARTICULAR
“I noticed that man got onto the list but woman didn’t. Hmmm…”
Man#7 and Woman#14
From what i see, this little “factoid” suggests first off that man is twice as important of a -word-…but maybe its because while complaints outweigh compliments, men get more therefore their sex would be mentioned more often lol ahh ha suckers!
What’s the big thing about being the first to post? And why are the people that claim this dubious honor 90% wrong?”
Er… I have to honest, that wasn’t as fascinating as I anticipated on it to be. “The” being one of the most popular words is not in the least surprising, in fact I bet numerous more people than me expected it, but what about “a”? Or, how about “like” or “you” or “I”? I really want to know how much research they did to create this article, because honestly I don’t understand how the words I listed above aren’t used very often- or at least often enough that the words could have made the list. Also, are they referring to when you use the words to speak, to write, or both? The article was not very clear, but at least it confirmed my suspicions that the word “the” is used more frequently than any other word.
Most used words for me:
The
Best
Hey
Epic
Sweet
Wow
And
Really
I
Think
said is one of the most commonly used words. FACT.
I agree that “like” is used frequently, as is (at least in the UK) “you know”. But these tend to be used mostly in speech so would not be picked up by this survey which (I think) looked at the written word.
Also, I’m not sure that “she’s lost her way” and “that’s the way to the grocery store” are completely different uses of “way”. They both refer to direction – even if one is allegoric.
cool.
like, epic, and um
who cares
I agree the word “THE” is most definetelty the word I use most in life.
cool! and was there a hot word yesterday??? i dont think so not for me……..
and how about the adjective- awesome?! everybody uses that i think. i dont really say epic much….
oh yeah, and i use ‘like’ A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!
bye
peace
The word “the” is commonly used in English on an intrinsic and subconscious level, in both written and spoken English, partly because it does not vary like in many other languages.
Where there are four forms for “the” in Spanish, i.e. the words: el, la, las, and los, there are three in German, der, die, and das, for example, and assigning gender to a noun becomes paramount to forming proper sentences in these languages.
English has simplified over the millennia, resulting in “the” being paired automatically with all nouns, singular or plural. In Spanish, you generally learn or refer to a noun with its article, “el oso, la silla, los burritos, las sandillas,” and with it you can know the gender of the noun by the word itself (for the most part). In German, you have “der Mond, die Sonne, das Fenster.” Whereas in English, that’s not important any more other than making certain we place the word “the” properly within the sentence, resulting in its repeated use.
lmao @ “Bi-winning”
I agree with, like, a ton of people. Like, like is the most, like, overused word
what who just said they love me awww thank you after all i am loved lol:D
great????????????
great???????????????? very interesting
Ruff.
:X
8:)
i like to prty every weekend
i like to party every weekend.:)
who knows aydan nyburg what a strong boy fighting lukemia
Like is not there my teacher said to not say the word like TOO MANY TIMES
Like, dude, a, etc…these are are words our society (unfortunately) uses may too often as well.
If “um” was a word, it would’ve won HANDS DOWN.
About the “I could OF done that job in 20 seconds”-what people are saying is could’ve, a contraction for could HAVE, which is correct.
Look at the top comment then read it. She thinks “the” is used more often than the article stated, but only used ” the” once in fourty words.
what about the word “Like”? that’s starting to trend..like you know? lol!
Thought TV (television) might be there but suppose it says much about the modern world…now it’s i-phone or computer.
How about ‘car’ as most can’t do without one.
What about ‘like’?
wow
I did not know this.
I thought “I” would be one of them
what about “up”? you know, get up, stand up, throw up, thumbs up, time is up, what’s up, up the ante, and so on.
wow that was unwxpected ….lol …..well i think that chimunks is a funny word… Gday ‘man’ lolololololoolololololololololololololololololololol 
: P: P : P P; P: P : P: P:P : PP 
(P.S. winky faces are the sexy ones )
It says the top ten nouns… the is not a noun
Lol. The word is ‘the’. I used the word 3 times already!
um,mmmmm so the is the most common word?? think again!!aglet aglet aglet aglet aglet aglet 6 that is the most uncommon word guys hahaha!!
I agree with Lulu that they should put the newest comment on the top!
And I wonder why somebody got their names in blue but most of them(including me) are black?
interesting.
Unusual means of teaching and learning English.
Congratulations.
Walmir.
Alex Geyer on March 6, 2012 at 9:00 pm
The northerners come from the wilderness!
Ironic Twist on March 6, 2012 at 9:22 pm
What about a?
Lulu Jones on March 6, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Dictionary.com: Y U No put newer comments on top???
IQ on March 6, 2012 at 11:57 pm
I got the “the” right! But I thought there should be a “a” in the list too!
Google Ngram Viewer? What is that? Never heard of it! Interesting! I’ll check it out!
Joan on March 7, 2012 at 12:29 am
not very interesting.. i think i read a similar article before..
Aisha Arif on March 7, 2012 at 1:01 am
WaYY less interesting than i expected.
Nobody in particular on March 7, 2012 at 1:30 am
I noticed that man got onto the list but woman didn’t. Hmmm…
Sophie on March 7, 2012 at 1:38 am
My friend says on average, the word ‘like’ 23 times in a two minute conversation. It is painful.
Paula on March 7, 2012 at 3:36 am
What are the most common verbs?
Harry Shingles on March 7, 2012 at 3:51 am
MMMMMMMMMMMM drugs
harry shingles on March 7, 2012 at 3:55 am
i love my hamster and i talk to it alot and i love drugs and sharing with my sister but parents are peados because ones a childminder and the other ones a child doctor
J.J.Rousseau on March 7, 2012 at 4:12 am
Uh, Oui?
Janey on March 7, 2012 at 6:22 am
Like, I’m surprised that “like” isn’t on the list, you know?
;^p
Brittany love bug on March 7, 2012 at 6:32 am
absolutly retarted
tacos are better than that
mary torres so swagging on March 7, 2012 at 6:36 am
what do you like to do for fun?
Brittany love bug on March 7, 2012 at 6:46 am
actually i think tacos are the best and this is the worst
Obee on March 7, 2012 at 6:58 am
“clearly” and “amazing” have become trite!
Phlondar on March 7, 2012 at 7:33 am
I Agree with Ranger, There’s a lot of people using some words wrong like “of”. Example: “I could OF done that job in 20 seconds.” instead of; “I could HAVE done that job in 20 seconds.”
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:35 am
indubitably
D R K on March 7, 2012 at 7:41 am
Very interesting indeed.
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:43 am
that cannot be doubted
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:44 am
patently evident
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:44 am
certain
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:44 am
unquestionable
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:45 am
MY THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE IS UNQUENCHABLE!!!!
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:47 am
my thirst for knowledge is unquenchable
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:49 am
UNQUENCHABLE IS MY THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE!!!
madcopy on March 7, 2012 at 7:51 am
The thing is, by this time next year, I’ll be on my way to see the world so that one day, the person I am now may grow into a man whose life purpose is giving a hand to others.
Benjamin Franklin on March 7, 2012 at 7:53 am
Sir Thomas Jefferson’s thirst for knowledge is unquenchable.
Donna Watt Tse on March 7, 2012 at 9:04 am
There was a “time” when a “person” in every “way” could have a “hand” in his destiny or have a place in this “world” and his “life” was a “thing” that in a “day” could change a “man” in this “way” for a “year”…………I buy that.
But what about ” I ” and “you”. Aren’t these more frequently used?
kallum mehta on March 7, 2012 at 9:43 am
‘like’ must be used as one of the most used words!
Danielle on March 7, 2012 at 9:51 am
TO ranger:
“Of” can not be used in that situation. The sentence, though often pronounced incorrectly, is actually “I could have done that job in 20 seconds”, in which there is no difference!
Dillan Doe on March 7, 2012 at 9:53 am
Time Person of the Year, made most popular by exploiting search engine optimization. The printed media is attempting to stay relevant.
Mr. D [A.K.A] Elysian on March 7, 2012 at 10:02 am
I LOVE MARY!
Jesus on March 7, 2012 at 10:11 am
comment
MissMe Ah-Eee! on March 7, 2012 at 10:22 am
Yay, finally a new hotword! Woot
Im in at the 43rd comment-sweetness!!
My most used word is -awesome- <yes with an 'e'
This is used when describing myself :p ahahaha
reply if youre awesome too!
Zuma muhammed Bello on March 7, 2012 at 10:26 am
Quite interesting.
vicaari on March 7, 2012 at 10:27 am
Fascinating in4mation!
@ the outset–the TITLE– I did think of THE–I was right.
It’s very interesting, in4mative & enjoyable
Thank you
Mr. D [A.K.A] Elysian on March 7, 2012 at 10:38 am
What a twist!
MissMe Ah-Eee! on March 7, 2012 at 10:40 am
As for words, i think adjectives are one of my favorites…
Adjectives answer how the information/idea is presented
They indicate style,attitude etc that give the writing its unique’ity<>L.T.Rhyme [...]
MissMe Ah-Eee! on March 7, 2012 at 12:23 pm
TO-NOONE IN PARTICULAR
“I noticed that man got onto the list but woman didn’t. Hmmm…”
Man#7 and Woman#14
From what i see, this little “factoid” suggests first off that man is twice as important of a -word-…but maybe its because while complaints outweigh compliments, men get more therefore their sex would be mentioned more often lol ahh ha suckers!
jay selvey on March 7, 2012 at 12:30 pm
What’s the big thing about being the first to post? And why are the people that claim this dubious honor 90% wrong?”
A Future Author on March 7, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Er… I have to honest, that wasn’t as fascinating as I anticipated on it to be. “The” being one of the most popular words is not in the least surprising, in fact I bet numerous more people than me expected it, but what about “a”? Or, how about “like” or “you” or “I”? I really want to know how much research they did to create this article, because honestly I don’t understand how the words I listed above aren’t used very often- or at least often enough that the words could have made the list. Also, are they referring to when you use the words to speak, to write, or both? The article was not very clear, but at least it confirmed my suspicions that the word “the” is used more frequently than any other word.
Speller on March 7, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Most used words for me:
The
Best
Hey
Epic
Sweet
Wow
And
Really
I
Think
Jumblemumble123344 on March 7, 2012 at 1:33 pm
said is one of the most commonly used words. FACT.
ruby on March 7, 2012 at 1:47 pm
I agree that “like” is used frequently, as is (at least in the UK) “you know”. But these tend to be used mostly in speech so would not be picked up by this survey which (I think) looked at the written word.
Also, I’m not sure that “she’s lost her way” and “that’s the way to the grocery store” are completely different uses of “way”. They both refer to direction – even if one is allegoric.
lillylovesponge on March 7, 2012 at 1:50 pm
cool.
Harry Shingles on March 8, 2012 at 1:52 am
i love fifa and drugs and lewis leban
Harry Shingles on March 8, 2012 at 1:54 am
i like the words in da dictonary ive read da all DRUGs
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What are the most-used words in English?
March 6, 2012 56 Comments Share What word will you say the most often in your life? The word you use most commonly is probably the word all English-speakers use: the.
What are the most-used words in the English language?
One way to trace most-frequently-used words is with the search magic of Google Ngram viewer. With the Ngram viewer, you type a word, and it tells you how often that word is used over a specific time period, based on the Google Books database. For example, the word “the” is used about 5% of the time, which means that in every text of 100 words, 5 of those words are “the.” Similarly, the word “of” is used about 3% of the time, and the word “and” is used about 2.5% of the time.
The folks over at Oxford Dictionaries compiled a comprehensive analysis of English-language usage called the Oxford English Corpus. In this sense, a corpus is the entire body of words and phrases that constitute a language. See their complete analysis here.
Obviously, most of the most commonly used words are short words that help build sentences. As in the previous sentence, the words of, are, that, and the join the parts of the sentence that make the idea. Linguists call these “function words.” 84 of the top 100 words are function words.
Things get interesting when you look at the list of top 10 nouns:
time
person
year
way
day
thing
man
world
life
hand
Some of the words, like way, have many different meanings, which may be why they are more frequently used. For example, you could say, “She’s lost her way” or “that’s the way to the grocery store.” It is the same word in both instances, but they are very different meanings. Another reason certain words occur frequently has to do with their use in common phrases. So a word like time is used often, and it also appears in many common phrases, like last time, in time, next time, etc.
Journalists have suggested banishing overused words. Learn about the banished words from 2011 here.
Do these words surprise you? Are there words you expected to be common that aren’t?
Author: Hot Word | Posted in Uncategorized 59 CommentsKatie on March 6, 2012 at 5:49 pm
So… “the” is only used five times out of 100? Doesn’t it really depend on how you are communicating? If you’re talking you use different words. Authors tend to try to mix it up a little, but nobody bothers to go through the trouble when they’re talking.
Day Translations on March 6, 2012 at 7:16 pm
I got that right, “the” is indeed widely used. Interesting to know about the Ngram viewer, no idea it existed.
Ironic Twist on March 6, 2012 at 7:46 pm
“Epic”.
Way overrated.
First comment!
ranger on March 6, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Do you also count “of” when it is used incorrectly? Example: I could of done that job in 20 seconds.
Kitty Katterson on March 6, 2012 at 8:35 pm
Hmmm. Very interesting.
Kitty Katterson on March 6, 2012 at 8:35 pm
not
Walmir do Nascimento Silva on March 6, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Excellent method.
Very interesting.
Unusual means of teaching and learning English.
Congratulations.
Walmir.
Alex Geyer on March 6, 2012 at 9:00 pm
The northerners come from the wilderness!
Ironic Twist on March 6, 2012 at 9:22 pm
What about a?
Lulu Jones on March 6, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Dictionary.com: Y U No put newer comments on top???
IQ on March 6, 2012 at 11:57 pm
I got the “the” right! But I thought there should be a “a” in the list too!
Google Ngram Viewer? What is that? Never heard of it! Interesting! I’ll check it out!
Joan on March 7, 2012 at 12:29 am
not very interesting.. i think i read a similar article before..
Aisha Arif on March 7, 2012 at 1:01 am
WaYY less interesting than i expected.
Nobody in particular on March 7, 2012 at 1:30 am
I noticed that man got onto the list but woman didn’t. Hmmm…
Sophie on March 7, 2012 at 1:38 am
My friend says on average, the word ‘like’ 23 times in a two minute conversation. It is painful.
Paula on March 7, 2012 at 3:36 am
What are the most common verbs?
Harry Shingles on March 7, 2012 at 3:51 am
MMMMMMMMMMMM drugs
harry shingles on March 7, 2012 at 3:55 am
i love my hamster and i talk to it alot and i love drugs and sharing with my sister but parents are peados because ones a childminder and the other ones a child doctor
J.J.Rousseau on March 7, 2012 at 4:12 am
Uh, Oui?
Janey on March 7, 2012 at 6:22 am
Like, I’m surprised that “like” isn’t on the list, you know?
;^p
Brittany love bug on March 7, 2012 at 6:32 am
absolutly retarted
tacos are better than that
mary torres so swagging on March 7, 2012 at 6:36 am
what do you like to do for fun?
Brittany love bug on March 7, 2012 at 6:46 am
actually i think tacos are the best and this is the worst
Obee on March 7, 2012 at 6:58 am
“clearly” and “amazing” have become trite!
Phlondar on March 7, 2012 at 7:33 am
I Agree with Ranger, There’s a lot of people using some words wrong like “of”. Example: “I could OF done that job in 20 seconds.” instead of; “I could HAVE done that job in 20 seconds.”
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:35 am
indubitably
D R K on March 7, 2012 at 7:41 am
Very interesting indeed.
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:43 am
that cannot be doubted
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:44 am
patently evident
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:44 am
certain
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:44 am
unquestionable
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:45 am
MY THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE IS UNQUENCHABLE!!!!
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:47 am
my thirst for knowledge is unquenchable
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:49 am
UNQUENCHABLE IS MY THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE!!!
madcopy on March 7, 2012 at 7:51 am
The thing is, by this time next year, I’ll be on my way to see the world so that one day, the person I am now may grow into a man whose life purpose is giving a hand to others.
Benjamin Franklin on March 7, 2012 at 7:53 am
Sir Thomas Jefferson’s thirst for knowledge is unquenchable.
Donna Watt Tse on March 7, 2012 at 9:04 am
There was a “time” when a “person” in every “way” could have a “hand” in his destiny or have a place in this “world” and his “life” was a “thing” that in a “day” could change a “man” in this “way” for a “year”…………I buy that.
But what about ” I ” and “you”. Aren’t these more frequently used?
kallum mehta on March 7, 2012 at 9:43 am
‘like’ must be used as one of the most used words!
Danielle on March 7, 2012 at 9:51 am
TO ranger:
“Of” can not be used in that situation. The sentence, though often pronounced incorrectly, is actually “I could have done that job in 20 seconds”, in which there is no difference!
Dillan Doe on March 7, 2012 at 9:53 am
Time Person of the Year, made most popular by exploiting search engine optimization. The printed media is attempting to stay relevant.
Mr. D [A.K.A] Elysian on March 7, 2012 at 10:02 am
I LOVE MARY!
Jesus on March 7, 2012 at 10:11 am
comment
MissMe Ah-Eee! on March 7, 2012 at 10:22 am
Yay, finally a new hotword! Woot
Im in at the 43rd comment-sweetness!!
My most used word is -awesome- <yes with an 'e'
This is used when describing myself :p ahahaha
reply if youre awesome too!
Zuma muhammed Bello on March 7, 2012 at 10:26 am
Quite interesting.
vicaari on March 7, 2012 at 10:27 am
Fascinating in4mation!
@ the outset–the TITLE– I did think of THE–I was right.
It’s very interesting, in4mative & enjoyable
Thank you
Mr. D [A.K.A] Elysian on March 7, 2012 at 10:38 am
What a twist!
MissMe Ah-Eee! on March 7, 2012 at 10:40 am
As for words, i think adjectives are one of my favorites…
Adjectives answer how the information/idea is presented
They indicate style,attitude etc that give the writing its unique’ity<>L.T.Rhyme [...]
MissMe Ah-Eee! on March 7, 2012 at 12:23 pm
TO-NOONE IN PARTICULAR
“I noticed that man got onto the list but woman didn’t. Hmmm…”
Man#7 and Woman#14
From what i see, this little “factoid” suggests first off that man is twice as important of a -word-…but maybe its because while complaints outweigh compliments, men get more therefore their sex would be mentioned more often lol ahh ha suckers!
jay selvey on March 7, 2012 at 12:30 pm
What’s the big thing about being the first to post? And why are the people that claim this dubious honor 90% wrong?”
A Future Author on March 7, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Er… I have to honest, that wasn’t as fascinating as I anticipated on it to be. “The” being one of the most popular words is not in the least surprising, in fact I bet numerous more people than me expected it, but what about “a”? Or, how about “like” or “you” or “I”? I really want to know how much research they did to create this article, because honestly I don’t understand how the words I listed above aren’t used very often- or at least often enough that the words could have made the list. Also, are they referring to when you use the words to speak, to write, or both? The article was not very clear, but at least it confirmed my suspicions that the word “the” is used more frequently than any other word.
Speller on March 7, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Most used words for me:
The
Best
Hey
Epic
Sweet
Wow
And
Really
I
Think
Jumblemumble123344 on March 7, 2012 at 1:33 pm
said is one of the most commonly used words. FACT.
ruby on March 7, 2012 at 1:47 pm
I agree that “like” is used frequently, as is (at least in the UK) “you know”. But these tend to be used mostly in speech so would not be picked up by this survey which (I think) looked at the written word.
Also, I’m not sure that “she’s lost her way” and “that’s the way to the grocery store” are completely different uses of “way”. They both refer to direction – even if one is allegoric.
lillylovesponge on March 7, 2012 at 1:50 pm
cool.
Harry Shingles on March 8, 2012 at 1:52 am
i love fifa and drugs and lewis leban
Harry Shingles on March 8, 2012 at 1:54 am
i like the words in da dictonary ive read da all DRUGs
Harry Shingles on March 8, 2012 at 1:58 am
interesting.
Unusual means of teaching and learning English.
Congratulations.
Walmir.
Alex Geyer on March 6, 2012 at 9:00 pm
The northerners come from the wilderness!
Ironic Twist on March 6, 2012 at 9:22 pm
What about a?
Lulu Jones on March 6, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Dictionary.com: Y U No put newer comments on top???
IQ on March 6, 2012 at 11:57 pm
I got the “the” right! But I thought there should be a “a” in the list too!
Google Ngram Viewer? What is that? Never heard of it! Interesting! I’ll check it out!
Joan on March 7, 2012 at 12:29 am
not very interesting.. i think i read a similar article before..
Aisha Arif on March 7, 2012 at 1:01 am
WaYY less interesting than i expected.
Nobody in particular on March 7, 2012 at 1:30 am
I noticed that man got onto the list but woman didn’t. Hmmm…
Sophie on March 7, 2012 at 1:38 am
My friend says on average, the word ‘like’ 23 times in a two minute conversation. It is painful.
Paula on March 7, 2012 at 3:36 am
What are the most common verbs?
Harry Shingles on March 7, 2012 at 3:51 am
MMMMMMMMMMMM drugs
harry shingles on March 7, 2012 at 3:55 am
i love my hamster and i talk to it alot and i love drugs and sharing with my sister but parents are peados because ones a childminder and the other ones a child doctor
J.J.Rousseau on March 7, 2012 at 4:12 am
Uh, Oui?
Janey on March 7, 2012 at 6:22 am
Like, I’m surprised that “like” isn’t on the list, you know?
;^p
Brittany love bug on March 7, 2012 at 6:32 am
absolutly retarted
tacos are better than that
mary torres so swagging on March 7, 2012 at 6:36 am
what do you like to do for fun?
Brittany love bug on March 7, 2012 at 6:46 am
actually i think tacos are the best and this is the worst
Obee on March 7, 2012 at 6:58 am
“clearly” and “amazing” have become trite!
Phlondar on March 7, 2012 at 7:33 am
I Agree with Ranger, There’s a lot of people using some words wrong like “of”. Example: “I could OF done that job in 20 seconds.” instead of; “I could HAVE done that job in 20 seconds.”
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:35 am
indubitably
D R K on March 7, 2012 at 7:41 am
Very interesting indeed.
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:43 am
that cannot be doubted
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:44 am
patently evident
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:44 am
certain
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:44 am
unquestionable
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:45 am
MY THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE IS UNQUENCHABLE!!!!
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:47 am
my thirst for knowledge is unquenchable
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:49 am
UNQUENCHABLE IS MY THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE!!!
madcopy on March 7, 2012 at 7:51 am
The thing is, by this time next year, I’ll be on my way to see the world so that one day, the person I am now may grow into a man whose life purpose is giving a hand to others.
Benjamin Franklin on March 7, 2012 at 7:53 am
Sir Thomas Jefferson’s thirst for knowledge is unquenchable.
Donna Watt Tse on March 7, 2012 at 9:04 am
There was a “time” when a “person” in every “way” could have a “hand” in his destiny or have a place in this “world” and his “life” was a “thing” that in a “day” could change a “man” in this “way” for a “year”…………I buy that.
But what about ” I ” and “you”. Aren’t these more frequently used?
kallum mehta on March 7, 2012 at 9:43 am
‘like’ must be used as one of the most used words!
Danielle on March 7, 2012 at 9:51 am
TO ranger:
“Of” can not be used in that situation. The sentence, though often pronounced incorrectly, is actually “I could have done that job in 20 seconds”, in which there is no difference!
Dillan Doe on March 7, 2012 at 9:53 am
Time Person of the Year, made most popular by exploiting search engine optimization. The printed media is attempting to stay relevant.
Mr. D [A.K.A] Elysian on March 7, 2012 at 10:02 am
I LOVE MARY!
Jesus on March 7, 2012 at 10:11 am
comment
MissMe Ah-Eee! on March 7, 2012 at 10:22 am
Yay, finally a new hotword! Woot
Im in at the 43rd comment-sweetness!!
My most used word is -awesome- <yes with an 'e'
This is used when describing myself :p ahahaha
reply if youre awesome too!
Zuma muhammed Bello on March 7, 2012 at 10:26 am
Quite interesting.
vicaari on March 7, 2012 at 10:27 am
Fascinating in4mation!
@ the outset–the TITLE– I did think of THE–I was right.
It’s very interesting, in4mative & enjoyable
Thank you
Mr. D [A.K.A] Elysian on March 7, 2012 at 10:38 am
What a twist!
MissMe Ah-Eee! on March 7, 2012 at 10:40 am
As for words, i think adjectives are one of my favorites…
Adjectives answer how the information/idea is presented
They indicate style,attitude etc that give the writing its unique’ityL.T.Rhyme [...]
MissMe Ah-Eee! on March 7, 2012 at 12:23 pm
TO-NOONE IN PARTICULAR
“I noticed that man got onto the list but woman didn’t. Hmmm…”
Man#7 and Woman#14
From what i see, this little “factoid” suggests first off that man is twice as important of a -word-…but maybe its because while complaints outweigh compliments, men get more therefore their sex would be mentioned more often lol ahh ha suckers!
jay selvey on March 7, 2012 at 12:30 pm
What’s the big thing about being the first to post? And why are the people that claim this dubious honor 90% wrong?”
A Future Author on March 7, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Er… I have to honest, that wasn’t as fascinating as I anticipated on it to be. “The” being one of the most popular words is not in the least surprising, in fact I bet numerous more people than me expected it, but what about “a”? Or, how about “like” or “you” or “I”? I really want to know how much research they did to create this article, because honestly I don’t understand how the words I listed above aren’t used very often- or at least often enough that the words could have made the list. Also, are they referring to when you use the words to speak, to write, or both? The article was not very clear, but at least it confirmed my suspicions that the word “the” is used more frequently than any other word.
Speller on March 7, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Most used words for me:
The
Best
Hey
Epic
Sweet
Wow
And
Really
I
Think
Jumblemumble123344 on March 7, 2012 at 1:33 pm
said is one of the most commonly used words. FACT.
ruby on March 7, 2012 at 1:47 pm
I agree that “like” is used frequently, as is (at least in the UK) “you know”. But these tend to be used mostly in speech so would not be picked up by this survey which (I think) looked at the written word.
Also, I’m not sure that “she’s lost her way” and “that’s the way to the grocery store” are completely different uses of “way”. They both refer to direction – even if one is allegoric.
lillylovesponge on March 7, 2012 at 1:50 pm
cool.
Harry Shingles on March 8, 2012 at 1:52 am
i love fifa and drugs and lewis leban
Harry Shingles on March 8, 2012 at 1:54 am
i like the words in da dictonary ive read da all DRUGs
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March 6, 2012 56 Comments Share What word will you say the most often in your life? The word you use most commonly is probably the word all English-speakers use: the.
What are the most-used words in the English language?
One way to trace most-frequently-used words is with the search magic of Google Ngram viewer. With the Ngram viewer, you type a word, and it tells you how often that word is used over a specific time period, based on the Google Books database. For example, the word “the” is used about 5% of the time, which means that in every text of 100 words, 5 of those words are “the.” Similarly, the word “of” is used about 3% of the time, and the word “and” is used about 2.5% of the time.
The folks over at Oxford Dictionaries compiled a comprehensive analysis of English-language usage called the Oxford English Corpus. In this sense, a corpus is the entire body of words and phrases that constitute a language. See their complete analysis here.
Obviously, most of the most commonly used words are short words that help build sentences. As in the previous sentence, the words of, are, that, and the join the parts of the sentence that make the idea. Linguists call these “function words.” 84 of the top 100 words are function words.
Things get interesting when you look at the list of top 10 nouns:
time
person
year
way
day
thing
man
world
life
hand
Some of the words, like way, have many different meanings, which may be why they are more frequently used. For example, you could say, “She’s lost her way” or “that’s the way to the grocery store.” It is the same word in both instances, but they are very different meanings. Another reason certain words occur frequently has to do with their use in common phrases. So a word like time is used often, and it also appears in many common phrases, like last time, in time, next time, etc.
Journalists have suggested banishing overused words. Learn about the banished words from 2011 here.
Do these words surprise you? Are there words you expected to be common that aren’t?
Author: Hot Word | Posted in Uncategorized 58 CommentsKatie on March 6, 2012 at 5:49 pm
So… “the” is only used five times out of 100? Doesn’t it really depend on how you are communicating? If you’re talking you use different words. Authors tend to try to mix it up a little, but nobody bothers to go through the trouble when they’re talking.
Day Translations on March 6, 2012 at 7:16 pm
I got that right, “the” is indeed widely used. Interesting to know about the Ngram viewer, no idea it existed.
Ironic Twist on March 6, 2012 at 7:46 pm
“Epic”.
Way overrated.
First comment!
ranger on March 6, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Do you also count “of” when it is used incorrectly? Example: I could of done that job in 20 seconds.
Kitty Katterson on March 6, 2012 at 8:35 pm
Hmmm. Very interesting.
Kitty Katterson on March 6, 2012 at 8:35 pm
not
Walmir do Nascimento Silva on March 6, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Excellent method.
Very interesting.
Unusual means of teaching and learning English.
Congratulations.
Walmir.
Alex Geyer on March 6, 2012 at 9:00 pm
The northerners come from the wilderness!
Ironic Twist on March 6, 2012 at 9:22 pm
What about a?
Lulu Jones on March 6, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Dictionary.com: Y U No put newer comments on top???
IQ on March 6, 2012 at 11:57 pm
I got the “the” right! But I thought there should be a “a” in the list too!
Google Ngram Viewer? What is that? Never heard of it! Interesting! I’ll check it out!
Joan on March 7, 2012 at 12:29 am
not very interesting.. i think i read a similar article before..
Aisha Arif on March 7, 2012 at 1:01 am
WaYY less interesting than i expected.
Nobody in particular on March 7, 2012 at 1:30 am
I noticed that man got onto the list but woman didn’t. Hmmm…
Sophie on March 7, 2012 at 1:38 am
My friend says on average, the word ‘like’ 23 times in a two minute conversation. It is painful.
Paula on March 7, 2012 at 3:36 am
What are the most common verbs?
Harry Shingles on March 7, 2012 at 3:51 am
MMMMMMMMMMMM drugs
harry shingles on March 7, 2012 at 3:55 am
i love my hamster and i talk to it alot and i love drugs and sharing with my sister but parents are peados because ones a childminder and the other ones a child doctor
J.J.Rousseau on March 7, 2012 at 4:12 am
Uh, Oui?
Janey on March 7, 2012 at 6:22 am
Like, I’m surprised that “like” isn’t on the list, you know?
;^p
Brittany love bug on March 7, 2012 at 6:32 am
absolutly retarted
tacos are better than that
mary torres so swagging on March 7, 2012 at 6:36 am
what do you like to do for fun?
Brittany love bug on March 7, 2012 at 6:46 am
actually i think tacos are the best and this is the worst
Obee on March 7, 2012 at 6:58 am
“clearly” and “amazing” have become trite!
Phlondar on March 7, 2012 at 7:33 am
I Agree with Ranger, There’s a lot of people using some words wrong like “of”. Example: “I could OF done that job in 20 seconds.” instead of; “I could HAVE done that job in 20 seconds.”
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:35 am
indubitably
D R K on March 7, 2012 at 7:41 am
Very interesting indeed.
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:43 am
that cannot be doubted
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:44 am
patently evident
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:44 am
certain
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:44 am
unquestionable
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:45 am
MY THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE IS UNQUENCHABLE!!!!
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:47 am
my thirst for knowledge is unquenchable
thomas jefferson on March 7, 2012 at 7:49 am
UNQUENCHABLE IS MY THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE!!!
madcopy on March 7, 2012 at 7:51 am
The thing is, by this time next year, I’ll be on my way to see the world so that one day, the person I am now may grow into a man whose life purpose is giving a hand to others.
Benjamin Franklin on March 7, 2012 at 7:53 am
Sir Thomas Jefferson’s thirst for knowledge is unquenchable.
Donna Watt Tse on March 7, 2012 at 9:04 am
There was a “time” when a “person” in every “way” could have a “hand” in his destiny or have a place in this “world” and his “life” was a “thing” that in a “day” could change a “man” in this “way” for a “year”…………I buy that.
But what about ” I ” and “you”. Aren’t these more frequently used?
kallum mehta on March 7, 2012 at 9:43 am
‘like’ must be used as one of the most used words!
Danielle on March 7, 2012 at 9:51 am
TO ranger:
“Of” can not be used in that situation. The sentence, though often pronounced incorrectly, is actually “I could have done that job in 20 seconds”, in which there is no difference!
Dillan Doe on March 7, 2012 at 9:53 am
Time Person of the Year, made most popular by exploiting search engine optimization. The printed media is attempting to stay relevant.
Mr. D [A.K.A] Elysian on March 7, 2012 at 10:02 am
I LOVE MARY!
Jesus on March 7, 2012 at 10:11 am
comment
MissMe Ah-Eee! on March 7, 2012 at 10:22 am
Yay, finally a new hotword! Woot
Im in at the 43rd comment-sweetness!!
My most used word is -awesome- <yes with an 'e'
This is used when describing myself :p ahahaha
reply if youre awesome too!
Zuma muhammed Bello on March 7, 2012 at 10:26 am
Quite interesting.
vicaari on March 7, 2012 at 10:27 am
Fascinating in4mation!
@ the outset–the TITLE– I did think of THE–I was right.
It’s very interesting, in4mative & enjoyable
Thank you
Mr. D [A.K.A] Elysian on March 7, 2012 at 10:38 am
What a twist!
MissMe Ah-Eee! on March 7, 2012 at 10:40 am
As for words, i think adjectives are one of my favorites…
Adjectives answer how the information/idea is presented
They indicate style,attitude etc that give the writing its unique’ity<>L.T.Rhyme [...]
MissMe Ah-Eee! on March 7, 2012 at 12:23 pm
TO-NOONE IN PARTICULAR
“I noticed that man got onto the list but woman didn’t. Hmmm…”
Man#7 and Woman#14
From what i see, this little “factoid” suggests first off that man is twice as important of a -word-…but maybe its because while complaints outweigh compliments, men get more therefore their sex would be mentioned more often lol ahh ha suckers!
jay selvey on March 7, 2012 at 12:30 pm
What’s the big thing about being the first to post? And why are the people that claim this dubious honor 90% wrong?”
A Future Author on March 7, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Er… I have to honest, that wasn’t as fascinating as I anticipated on it to be. “The” being one of the most popular words is not in the least surprising, in fact I bet numerous more people than me expected it, but what about “a”? Or, how about “like” or “you” or “I”? I really want to know how much research they did to create this article, because honestly I don’t understand how the words I listed above aren’t used very often- or at least often enough that the words could have made the list. Also, are they referring to when you use the words to speak, to write, or both? The article was not very clear, but at least it confirmed my suspicions that the word “the” is used more frequently than any other word.
Speller on March 7, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Most used words for me:
The
Best
Hey
Epic
Sweet
Wow
And
Really
I
Think
Jumblemumble123344 on March 7, 2012 at 1:33 pm
said is one of the most commonly used words. FACT.
ruby on March 7, 2012 at 1:47 pm
I agree that “like” is used frequently, as is (at least in the UK) “you know”. But these tend to be used mostly in speech so would not be picked up by this survey which (I think) looked at the written word.
Also, I’m not sure that “she’s lost her way” and “that’s the way to the grocery store” are completely different uses of “way”. They both refer to direction – even if one is allegoric.
lillylovesponge on March 7, 2012 at 1:50 pm
cool.
Harry Shingles on March 8, 2012 at 1:52 am
i love fifa and drugs and lewis leban
Harry Shingles on March 8, 2012 at 1:54 am
i like the words in da dictonary ive read da all DRUGs
Read more at http://hotword.dictionary.com/commonwords/#kS1J0qXDReUc17lb.99
And the word the is a word that usually is useless. In Mandarin Chinese they have measure words but no useless word like the.
the example given of way having 2 different meanings is incorrect. the meaning is exactly the same in both cases. ‘Way’ is similar to ‘Direction’
This is really interesting facts..
What about “a”?
I find it interesting how ‘man’ is used so frequently.
the word ‘like’ must be on the list, I think. My friends says it like, 20 times in a 2 minute conversation. And oh, I just said ‘like’! So there it is.
Or OK???
Who doesn’t like to party xP
What about “Legit” all my friends say it in almost every sentence
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob is awesome
ok, u guys are really negative.
@ I love POOP
get your fats right, i mean seriously. Martin Pooper? ninety-five feces? So imature.
At least you didn’t sat Poopinberg.
Ok now back to the subject U guys’s comments are sooooooo long who would even want to read that besides some worthless peabody.
Jay
ok, u guys are really negative.
@ I love POOP
get your fats right, i mean seriously. So imature.
At least you didn’t sat Poopinberg.
Ok now back to the subject U guys’s comments are sooooooo long who would even want to read that besides some worthless peabody.
Jay
wt…… why did it post it twice??
I love dictionary facts! great comments everyone! Here is an interesting fact:
Martin Pooper posted the ninety-five feces somewhere o-round october 31, 1517 in Poopenberg, Germany.
Thanks have a nice day!
Nemo
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I thought “be” would be more common. Many times when I write, I try to avoid the verb “be”–to speak in the active voice, not the passive–because it is a fun challenge and it makes for more vibrant writing. I suppose if you count the various forms of “be” (such as “is,” “are,” and “was”), it would be more common, but the word “be” itself is probably less common. I think I used a form of “be” four times in this post.
becha u cant guess what this really means!! Here It is ” I am YY for you”
Hint hint: reading it out loud might help.
start guessing
start guessing!
For those wondering why “a” didn’t make the list–it shares some of the work with the word “an” of course!
Haha. I knew “the” would be the list. “The “was the fist word i learned how to read in Kindergarten (I’m still in middle school, so I remember.)
umm i think “umm” should be #1… who’s with me?
Great facts, but I could barely get through the article. Does anybody know how to properly write an article on this website? Because your conventions throughout this whole thing were unbearably terrible. As an author bad conventions like this drive me crazy. Please higher someone who knows how to properly write. Example: “Some of the words, like way,”
Should be, “Some of these words like “way”,” Get your conventions right!
The first word I thought of was “Like”. Also, this article states that “way” and “way” are two completely different words. WRONG! I’m a writer, and they used “way” and “way” in the exact same way. No matter what people think, “way” only has one meaning. And you call this site a dictionary…
What about ” I “
Wow, I was not expecting the mostly used word to ‘the’. I thought it would be something like the actual word ‘like’ or ‘a’ or ‘I’ or ‘is’ or ‘it’. Not ‘the’, but then again the internet is never wrong, and they’ve probably got a whole lot more background research than I do so I guess more power to the writers. Ya know
I wonder about the mostly common used phrase, puncuation mark ( duh, the period ), but it would still be helpful to know that I talk like everyone else. not my falt im a nerd/dork/bum/an thing else not cool
there should be a “like” on the top of that list
Why do all you people say this isn’t interesting? How many people have heard of Google Ingram viewed, huh???? Its cool!!!!!!!
I agree with A Future Author
My most used words:
OMG
Like
the
I
You
Shaddap
Nom
bwaaa
some of those words weren’t even english i don’t think…
they shouldnt ban words plus i’m shocked amazing is on that list. personally i feel epic should be on that list–i’ve heard it about a million times more than amazing.
How about LOVE ? Nobody mention that. But we are always waiting…..
you would think “and” and “the” would be used more often like you say them all “the” time in almost every sentence
im surprised that like islike, not on the top of that list…
uh got it . but some are missing???
It is a list of nouns people, “A” and “the” are not nouns!
This was a very interesting article!!!!!! Very neat!
Thats very interesting and easy to understand.
Ha lol no jk I didnt even finish reading it before I got a headache 
(
i really expected “love” a “a” and “the” on the list
Interesting….
every third word, americans will say one of these words:
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
or
like.
*knowledge is power*
to ‘ranger’
You can’t say “I could of done that job in 20 seconds.” It’s grammatically incorrect. The correct way is “I could have done that Job in 20 seconds.”
a) I
b) a
c) an
d) you
e) me
f) and
g) that
One woman I work with overuses “Really?” Another woman I work with overuses “Yeah”. Pretty annoying, frankly. Kind of surprised those two aren’t on the list.
I can dunk
o my gosh, i would have never thought that. wow. holy moley.
Harry Shingles, you should be disappointed in yourself!!!!!!!!!!!
This seems to be the G-rated version of the ten most commonly used nouns.
Harry Shingles- You wasted too much of your time writing that huge comment…
wat the hike are u kidding me
How the WHAT !!! Did ‘Hand’ ever get into that List ?! ……………. Well I could see how ‘World’ Made it’s way up “Then we’ll rule the world”, “The world’s coming to an end” and Umm Who discusses ‘World’ so much ? Scientists ? Popes ? …Oh and Yeah Dictionary.com NEWEST COMMENTS @ THE TOP !!!!!!!! Makes more sense you know ? Kuz I wanna advertise my Blogs !!!!!!! It’s not fair to Visit my comment-less Blog PROCEED !!!! HERE ——-> http://neverexsist.wordpress.com
woooooww the ogts are monday March12-16 im soooo ready for this well wish me luck !
@Donna Watt Tse re: you, I
It really depends on which context you think of as being the ground for this study of most-used words.
1.In an interpersonal context on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.,you and I would be used a lot more than when talking about general subjects. However, the interpersonal makes up only a small part of daily usage, even when it is a part of dialogue on TV or in movies..
2. You will see/hear a lot less of the two pronouns when teachers, professors, lecturers, bosses, TV newspeople, etc. are talking. The same goes for books of fiction, newspapers, magazines, etc. These can include dialogues or interviews that are interpersonal but not always.
3. Then there is a huge group of documentaries, books on the sciences, history books, etc., or class papers that are being written or read that may not contain a single you or I.
What it comes down to is on what sort of material this research was actually done. I don’t know.
HOW COME LIKE DIDN’T MAKE THE LIST?????????????
O.K no response, u guys didnt like my fact? wow i thought i would get something more than that……
Well UR WELCOME
what about like. imean like its used like, a lot, like u kno what im sayn?
Jake on March 10, 2012 at 8:22 pm
every third word, americans will say one of these words:
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
like
or
like.
*knowledge is power*
Read more at http://hotword.dictionary.com/commonwords/#3PZegijDoQct795Z.99
HOW DARE HE! (I ASSUME HE) ONLY WIERD POPULAR GIRLS SAY “LIKE” AFTER EVERY WORD! I’d be ok with the comment if he just said SOME PEOPLE, but blaming it all on Americans is NOT OK.
LIKE I LIKE TOTALY LIKE THE WORD TOTALY
Interesting to know about the Ngram viewer, no idea it existed.
oh that’s an easy one! let’s see; I, a, the, hi, to, for, as, is,… etc.
One of the most exotic website.
“BECAUSE”
“LOVE”
So… “the” is only used five times out of 100? Doesn’t it really depend on how you are communicating? If you’re talking you use different words. Authors tend to try to mix it up a little, but nobody bothers to go through the trouble when they’re talking.