I recently played a game asking me to list the 100 most common words in the English language. The game was interesting (I got 83 of them), but the most intriguing part was the order of the 100 most used words. It got me thinking, so I did a quick search and found the top 500 most commonly used words For example:
Want is #154 on the list, while need is #186. Given our current money hungry, sense of entitlement, tis better to receive then give society, this seems about right.
No is #84 on the list. Yes does not show up on the top 100 (it ranks 486 for those playing at home). I’m guessing that parents and virginal girls are single handedly keeping “no” in the top 100. However, we’d probably be a much better society if “yes” could at least crack the top 200. Similarly, never (#223) comes before always (#267)
One (#23) logically comes before two (#73) and both of them come before number (#86). However two does come before first (#93). Additionally, three (#153) comes before four (#218) which comes before five (#368) which comes before six (#371). Seven is apparently unlucky and misses the list entirely. Eight also misses the list, but ate comes in at #282. Nine was also out of the top 500; however ten does come in at #376.
He (#11) comes before she (#50). His (#19) is there, but hers doesn’t even make the list. Boy (#146) is ahead of girl (#303) and man (#116) comes in well ahead of woman, which didn’t even make the list. Apparently there is sexism even in our language. On a positive note, we are smart enough to known that mother (#194) comes before father (#200).
Love (#387) does come before money (#389), although just barely.
Mile is number 272 while inch is n umber 451. I guess if you give them an inch, they will take a mile.
On the race note, white (#255) does come ahead of black (#326).
For all of you married women out there, numbers 178-181 are Why Ask Men Change. Good question.
List (#310) and language (#499) both make the list.
Selfishly speaking, take (#105) comes before give (#123), I (#18) comes before we (#35) and my (#82) comes before our (#124).
And finally, maybe we are in moral peril as God doesn’t even show up in the top 3000 words spoken.
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No Wax to the Max
No Wax comes from the latin Sine Cera, which formed the modern day word sincerely. The phrase originated in ancient times when people would hide the cracks in cheap pottery with wax in order to pass the pottery off as being worth more than it actually was. Quality products were often stamped with the words sine cera to show it that is was pure and perfect.
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