Talk:1571: Car Model Names - Revision history

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172.71.10.213 at 22:37, 19 April 2023

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162.158.38.166 at 07:28, 6 August 2019

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141.101.69.105 at 14:22, 3 June 2019

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International Space Station at 04:35, 22 April 2016

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SaturNine at 12:36, 7 September 2015

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Davidy22 at 10:55, 7 September 2015

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Thomas 633 at 09:09, 7 September 2015

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	Suzuki Sexism kinda has a ring to it... [[User:Bbruzzo\|Bbruzzo]] ([[User talk:Bbruzzo\|talk]]) 14:39, 31 August 2015 (UTC)		Suzuki Sexism kinda has a ring to it... [[User:Bbruzzo\|Bbruzzo]] ([[User talk:Bbruzzo\|talk]]) 14:39, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
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		+	I like the sound of the Hyundai Climax. I'd drive that. [[User:DollarStoreBa'al]], 11 March 2024 [[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|DollarStoreBa'al]] ([[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|talk]]) 16:35, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

	Worth noting that there actually was an engine manufacturer named "Coventry Climax", who produced a range of racing engines and specialty machinery like forklift trucks. Coventry Climax's engine works were eventually bought out by Jaguar Cars in the 1960s. {{unsigned ip\|141.101.98.154}}		Worth noting that there actually was an engine manufacturer named "Coventry Climax", who produced a range of racing engines and specialty machinery like forklift trucks. Coventry Climax's engine works were eventually bought out by Jaguar Cars in the 1960s. {{unsigned ip\|141.101.98.154}}

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	"Doody" means faeces where you come from??? Interesting. I only came across it as meaning a baby's soother -- not sure what that's called over your way, maybe a dummy? Anyway 'doody' is what you get if someone who is too young to pronounce S properly tries to.say 'soother' (especially if they are sacking on one at the same time)		"Doody" means faeces where you come from??? Interesting. I only came across it as meaning a baby's soother -- not sure what that's called over your way, maybe a dummy? Anyway 'doody' is what you get if someone who is too young to pronounce S properly tries to.say 'soother' (especially if they are sacking on one at the same time)
	[[Special:Contributions/162.158.38.166\|162.158.38.166]] 07:27, 6 August 2019 (UTC)		[[Special:Contributions/162.158.38.166\|162.158.38.166]] 07:27, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
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		+	It's ridiculous how much Toyota Cervix sounds like a real car model. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.10.213\|172.71.10.213]] 22:37, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

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	Surprised nobody mentioned before now the irony of Lincoln, the late 20th C. status symbol luxury vehicle, being paired with Marxism.--[[User:SaturNine\|SaturNine]] ([[User talk:SaturNine\|talk]]) 12:36, 7 September 2015 (UTC)		Surprised nobody mentioned before now the irony of Lincoln, the late 20th C. status symbol luxury vehicle, being paired with Marxism.--[[User:SaturNine\|SaturNine]] ([[User talk:SaturNine\|talk]]) 12:36, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

−	Marx wouldn't be happy having his name associated with corporate scum. Then again, the Lincoln part of it makes sense since Marx and Lincoln wrote to each other a lot. I hate corporatism, but there isn't really an "open" car like there are open softwares or hardwares for laptops and desktops. Stuck buying corporate boojie trash for now. If this so-called "Lincoln Marxism" was an electric or hybrid, I'd consider it because of its name. IFL Marx haha :P I'd think "Bolshevik" would also score high... Lenin, maybe? CHOICeS x'D [[User:International Space Station\|International Space Station]] ([[User talk:International Space Station\|talk]]) 04:35, 22 April 2016 (UTC)	+	Marx wouldn't be happy having his name associated with corporate scum. Then again, the Lincoln part of it makes sense since Marx and Lincoln wrote to each other a lot. I hate corporatism, but there isn't really an "open" car like there are open softwares or hardwares for laptops and desktops. Stuck buying corporate boojie trash for now. If this so-called "Lincoln Marxism" was an electric or hybrid, I'd consider it because of its name. IFL Marx haha :P I'd think "Bolshevik" would also score high... Lenin, maybe? CHOICeS x'D [[User:International Space Station\|International Space Station]] ([[User talk:International Space Station\|talk]]) 04:35, 22 April 2016 (UTC
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		+	"Doody" means faeces where you come from??? Interesting. I only came across it as meaning a baby's soother -- not sure what that's called over your way, maybe a dummy? Anyway 'doody' is what you get if someone who is too young to pronounce S properly tries to.say 'soother' (especially if they are sacking on one at the same time)
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 A simple Lua script I wrote to calculate these ratings: http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/12259822/
 Run it with your favorite Lua interpreter, and it should ask for a name. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.160|108.162.216.160]] 03:01, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
 Interestingly, "xkcd" has a high score of 4.1. {{unsigned ip|199.27.129.59}}

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	Surprised nobody mentioned before now the irony of Lincoln, the late 20th C. status symbol luxury vehicle, being paired with Marxism.--[[User:SaturNine\|SaturNine]] ([[User talk:SaturNine\|talk]]) 12:36, 7 September 2015 (UTC)		Surprised nobody mentioned before now the irony of Lincoln, the late 20th C. status symbol luxury vehicle, being paired with Marxism.--[[User:SaturNine\|SaturNine]] ([[User talk:SaturNine\|talk]]) 12:36, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
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		+	Marx wouldn't be happy having his name associated with corporate scum. Then again, the Lincoln part of it makes sense since Marx and Lincoln wrote to each other a lot. I hate corporatism, but there isn't really an "open" car like there are open softwares or hardwares for laptops and desktops. Stuck buying corporate boojie trash for now. If this so-called "Lincoln Marxism" was an electric or hybrid, I'd consider it because of its name. IFL Marx haha :P I'd think "Bolshevik" would also score high... Lenin, maybe? CHOICeS x'D [[User:International Space Station\|International Space Station]] ([[User talk:International Space Station\|talk]]) 04:35, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

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	I thought that R would be used quite frequently.. (i.e Audi RS5). {{unsigned\|Thomas 633}}		I thought that R would be used quite frequently.. (i.e Audi RS5). {{unsigned\|Thomas 633}}
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		+	Surprised nobody mentioned before now the irony of Lincoln, the late 20th C. status symbol luxury vehicle, being paired with Marxism.--[[User:SaturNine\|SaturNine]] ([[User talk:SaturNine\|talk]]) 12:36, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

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	Interestingly, "xkcd" has a high score of 4.1. {{unsigned ip\|199.27.129.59}}		Interestingly, "xkcd" has a high score of 4.1. {{unsigned ip\|199.27.129.59}}
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		+	:Could be a Jaguar, as homage to the XKS. --[[User:SaturNine\|SaturNine]] ([[User talk:SaturNine\|talk]]) 12:25, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

	;Scores		;Scores

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 Suzuki Sexism kinda has a ring to it... [[User:Bbruzzo|Bbruzzo]] ([[User talk:Bbruzzo|talk]]) 14:39, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
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   Z = 14
 Comparing just B and F (natural frequency 1.4% and 2.2%, above 30 to 46, both instances being approximately 1:1.5 when comparing the two letters within the same source), this matches the similarly close-to-zero scores given to them by Randall.  O vs. Y is 4.4:1, above, real life is 3.8:1 and adjusting for O being 1/9th 'more carlike' we get a similar value.  But Z vs J is 7:6, real life it's 1:2 and I can't reconcile that with the 1.3:1 on Randall's chart.  Probably indicates something non-linear (e.g. a log function) along the way, if O:Y wasn't so easy to distinguish.  Might, of course, be a differently biased dataset and thus GIGO. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.108|141.101.99.108]] 00:35, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

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		+	I thought that R would be used quite frequently.. (i.e Audi RS5).
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	Suzuki Sexism kinda has a ring to it... [[User:Bbruzzo\|Bbruzzo]] ([[User talk:Bbruzzo\|talk]]) 14:39, 31 August 2015 (UTC)		Suzuki Sexism kinda has a ring to it... [[User:Bbruzzo\|Bbruzzo]] ([[User talk:Bbruzzo\|talk]]) 14:39, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

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 Suzuki Sexism kinda has a ring to it... [[User:Bbruzzo|Bbruzzo]] ([[User talk:Bbruzzo|talk]]) 14:39, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
-Worth noting that there actually was an engine manufacturer named "Coventry Climax", who produced a range of racing engines and specialty machinery like forklift trucks.  Coventry Climax's engine works were eventually bought out by Jaguar Cars in the 1960s.
+Worth noting that there actually was an engine manufacturer named "Coventry Climax", who produced a range of racing engines and specialty machinery like forklift trucks.  Coventry Climax's engine works were eventually bought out by Jaguar Cars in the 1960s. {{unsigned ip|141.101.98.154}}
 Considering the existence of the Civic RX and the CR-V EX, Cervixxx should have been a Honda model. - [[User:Frankie|Frankie]] ([[User talk:Frankie|talk]]) 16:44, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
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 Run it with your favorite Lua interpreter, and it should ask for a name. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.160|108.162.216.160]] 03:01, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
-== Scores ==
+Interestingly, "xkcd" has a high score of 4.1. {{unsigned ip|199.27.129.59}}
 Anyone know how the averages are calculated? I tried a couple but I don't arrive at the same numbers:
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 :Forgot to add what I meant to put here...  Apostrophes.  Very rare in car names (just the {{w|Kia_Cee%27d|Kia Cee'd}}), fairly often (over)used in standard English text.  I wonder what its value is?  (Not as easily 'assume it's a letter' as the x/times symbol.) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.108|141.101.99.108]] 01:44, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
-===Order of the scores===
+;Order of the scores
 There are two possible explanations
 ;Score(x) = Frequency_in_cars(x) - Frequency_in_English(x)
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 ...which was looked less useful and too wordy even for me, but might also be a useful fragment to consider. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.108|141.101.99.108]] 15:09, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
-== Typo or Deliberate? ==
+;Typo or Deliberate?
 Randall gave REV-4 as an example car name. Did he accidentally misspell the (Toyota) RAV4, or was this a deliberate reference to chapter 4 of Revelations?--[[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.26|173.245.54.26]] 02:31, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
-== Old Goths ==
+;Old Goths
 is a reasonable age for those who grew up Goth in the 80s, just sayin'.
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 -- [[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.157|108.162.229.157]] 11:28, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
-== 'Quick' and Dirty Car Data ==
+;'Quick' and Dirty Car Data
 Examining {{w|List_of_automobile_sales_by_model|this page}}, which has notable exceptions (I specifically looked for the Toyota '''Y'''aris and the Kia Cee'd, neither of which were there), using a quick script to isolate the car names, a lengthy ''manual'' process of sanitising all the exceptions the quick script couldn't handle and then another script to analyse letter frequencies of the model names (''not'' the make/marque part), I came up with the following undefinitive data, that is almost certainly flawed but may yet be useful:
   <spaces> = 85 (but this count of whitespace may not be accurate and is superfluous...