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About two weeks ago, we published our Reddit Ngram interactive — a tool that lets you search for any term to see how frequently it has been used in Reddit comments since late 2007. And readers (plus a few FiveThirtyEighters) have been sharing some interesting findings, especially on Twitter and, of course, Reddit. Below are some of our favorites so far.

If you come across an interesting search, we’d love to see it! Tweet @FiveThirtyEight or shoot us an email.

DOGE vs. DOG

From Twitter user @denwalt

reddit-ngram-doge-dog


IMO vs. IMHO

From Twitter user @joyfuldroid

reddit-ngram-imo-imho


CORRELATION vs. CAUSATION

From Twitter user @StatsByLopez

reddit-ngram-correlation-causation


BRAH vs. BRUH

From Twitter user @_cingraham

reddit-ngram-brah-bruh


HAHA vs. HEHE vs. HEH vs. HAH vs. HAHAHAHA vs. HAHAHA vs. HAHAHAHAHA

From Twitter user @jonkeegan

reddit-ngram-haha-hehe-etc


EMOTICON vs. EMOJI

From Twitter user @ascheink

reddit-ngram-emoticon-emoji


ARTISANAL vs. BESPOKE vs. HANDCRAFTED

From Twitter user @CarlBialik

reddit-ngram-artisanal-bespoke-handcrafted


BITCOIN compared to Bitcoin’s value

From Reddit user flibidup

reddit-ngram-bitcoin-vs-value


OKCUPID vs. TINDER

From Reddit user AmIDoingThisRight29

reddit-ngram-okcupid-tinder


SPOTIFY vs. PANDORA vs. RDIO

From Reddit user AmIDoingThisRight29

reddit-ngram-spotify-pandora-rdio

 

Ritchie King was a senior editor for data visualization at FiveThirtyEight.

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