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
IMO vs. IMHO
From Twitter user @joyfuldroid
CORRELATION vs. CAUSATION
From Twitter user @StatsByLopez
BRAH vs. BRUH
From Twitter user @_cingraham
HAHA vs. HEHE vs. HEH vs. HAH vs. HAHAHAHA vs. HAHAHA vs. HAHAHAHAHA
From Twitter user @jonkeegan
EMOTICON vs. EMOJI
From Twitter user @ascheink
ARTISANAL vs. BESPOKE vs. HANDCRAFTED
From Twitter user @CarlBialik
BITCOIN compared to Bitcoin’s value
From Reddit user flibidup
OKCUPID vs. TINDER
From Reddit user AmIDoingThisRight29
SPOTIFY vs. PANDORA vs. RDIO
From Reddit user AmIDoingThisRight29