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23 Friday May 2014

Posted by Ermilia in Eliabeth

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auto-fill, Google, grammar, punctuation

There’s a meme going around that Google is female because it won’t let you finish a sentence before offering multiple suggestions. That reminded me of another meme where you see the different Google suggestions based on how you phrase a question. My results weren’t as dramatic as the meme that started it, but it does show a distinct difference.

Google Search 1 Google Search 3

Not surprisingly, people who type full words also type in complete questions (area of a triangle vs area). Not sure what flappy bird is, but apparently pink eye is a concern for the literate and illiterate.

Google Search 2  Google Search 4

Apparently love and pregnancy are mysteries to us all. Gotta point out “your pregnant,” with a displeased sigh, but it’s still better than “ur.”

Try this yourself and tell us your favorite auto-fill.

-Eliabeth

It’s all in the phrasing

04 Friday May 2012

Posted by Ermilia in Eliabeth

≈ 4 Comments

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grammar, language, multi-lingual, punctuation

I read an article months ago, loved it, bookmarked it, and can’t for the life of me find it now, so if anyone knows what article I’m trying to reference, leave a link in the comments so I can put it in the original post, please!

The article was about how language changes our interpretation of a situation.  I thought about it again because Ermisenda and I were writing a scene last night, and it didn’t quite feel right.  It came down to the difference between “she’s my girlfriend” and “I’m the boyfriend.”  While they technically say the same thing, the first sounds possessive where the second sounds like a position of honor.  It reminded me of the article, which is when I went looking for it and couldn’t find it.

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