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OfficialWireGrind OP t1_ixf7vfe wrote

The bar chart shows how word usage in 2022 compares with that in 2021. Word frequency counts were made using Reddit comment datasets from Pushshift. All posts were made during June of 2022 and June of 2021. Each percentage indicates the change in a word's absolute count (after adjusting counts to reflect datasets of slightly difference sizes). The bar chart was made with Python and Matplotlib.

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DJCPhyr t1_ixf9531 wrote

Wow that's actually really depressing. Nearly all of those are associated with bad things happening.

I want to see 'puppies' on next years list dammit!

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dublin2001 t1_ixf9oen wrote

Is there a chart for words used less this year?

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RevolutionaryTone276 t1_ixf9ohe wrote

Would be interesting to see words with the greatest drop in frequency as well

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easyreadsit t1_ixfbihv wrote

These are words used by news bots and internet clickbait. I didn't use hardly any of these words, just was fed a steady barrage of them online.

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Clemario t1_ixfcouo wrote

I want to see data for a few other years

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Ebiig t1_ixfdiin wrote

What is the source exactly ? Because to my knowledge, the internet contains text in other languages than English. Did you filter the data ? Did you translate the foreign words ?

Did you use only American websites for your count ? Because "Republicans", "guns" and "abortion" are quite specific to the US. The given source must be more precise than "the internet".

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AresWill t1_ixfe9xo wrote

It's interesting but seeing a few years in a row and single year chsnge with cumulative change is more interesting.

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YourKemosabe t1_ixfff76 wrote

I like that the rainbow colours make this depressing chart look preddy

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gameboy1001 t1_ixffs89 wrote

Was it exactly +999% or just “too big for the graph”

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Gonhog t1_ixfftqz wrote

Replying to dublin2001 (#623,969)

It would be a very interesting chart to see the words least used, simply because the act of putting them on the graph will increase their usage and therefore push them off the list.

Honestly it’s like the opposite of a quantum state. If observed, it changes, but if left unobserved, it remains the same.

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johnnymetoo t1_ixfhnzu wrote

FIFA will ban this graphic in 3...2...1....

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Embarrassed_Alarm450 t1_ixfhpaw wrote

Replying to HothHanSolo (#624,425)

Yeah it's a little meaningless without knowing the source. You'd get drastically different results depending on where you collect the data. Google searches are going to be completely different from instagram or truth social for example. "Social media" is a pretty generic term and no mention of sample size or collection method...

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chesterforbes t1_ixfi230 wrote

What about “the”, “and”, “you”, and probably the real most used word “antidisestablishmentarianism”

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cutelyaware t1_ixfjmzc wrote

Gas guns court rights? Vote oil, Republican states!

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Jizzle_Sticks t1_ixfk944 wrote

Holy shit this is just a word cloud of my mind right now.

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structee t1_ixflmik wrote

Ok, now use the top 10 in a sentence

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_AlreadyTaken_ t1_ixflz5g wrote

So pretty much every word I avoid in conversations with my family.

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Karnezar t1_ixfm69d wrote

No one uses "Democrats" anymore lol

It's just "liberal," "left," "socialist," and "communist."

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markpreston54 t1_ixfri37 wrote

Is the 999% real, or is it just a display error on the graphical software that limits large percentage to 999%

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call_me_j4y t1_ixftaea wrote

only fans and abortion go hand in hand

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potpro t1_ixftq44 wrote

Could have sworn the word "breh" would me making an appearance

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AggressorBLUE t1_ixfvqwd wrote

I want to time travel to 1993 and show this to one random person.

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5NATCH t1_ixg98fy wrote

I thought "leftist" would haven been up there given how many times its flaunted at anything that is misunderstood

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OfficialWireGrind OP t1_ixgb1q6 wrote

Replying to Karnezar (#625,454)

Yes, well both "Democrats" and "Republicans" had similar increases (49% vs. 53%). However, total usage volume for both words was marginal, and only one of the words had a volume high enough to make the chart.

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Old_Cheesecake_5481 t1_ixiacoo wrote

What about “groomer” ?

I see the hate web sites and hate influencers are going over board calling the gays child molesters.

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brendonap t1_ixicsxt wrote

Dammit just a few more Ukraine’s to hit 10x

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Artistander t1_ixikebc wrote

Show us the less common words you coward

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IdealIdeas t1_ixinj4g wrote

Can i get another graph that graphs out the terms and if they are used in a positive or negative manner?

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Fearzebu t1_ixisdfo wrote

Replying to hurricanes15 (#625,502)

It still isn’t a word but an abbreviation for “middle” which itself is short for middle-tier, to differentiate from better or worse weed

Calling mid a “word” in this contexts means we would need to classify a whole lot of other things as words too

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itsniickgeo t1_ixj50sw wrote

This shows that things have gotten worse

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SierraTargon t1_ixj8477 wrote

Nice chart. I think lots of these words spike on election years regardless so maybe adjusting for that would allow some more obscure words to float to the top.

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sdoptionable t1_ixjgv2n wrote

Nice try, Russia. But unless you show some naughty bits on the internet, you're not getting gold, silver, or bronze for 2022.

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Canes-Venaticii t1_ixk000p wrote

The fact that Onlyfans is so high up on the list is... telling

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TheGamerDoug t1_ixlkxnd wrote

Interesting data, but not beautiful data

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NiaC5149 t1_ixr4kzq wrote

Replying to TitanRa (#626,537)

trump would have been used just as much in 2021 surely, but also I assume this graph excludes names of people as the top 10 would all be people who shot to fame overnight otherwise

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