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| β | This is a page in which one can check to see if all the words in a given piece of text fits within the "ten hundred" | + | This is a page in which one can check to see if all the words in a given piece of text fits within the "ten hundred" most often used words. For example, "thousand" isn't one of those, but "ten" and "hundred" are, so to convey the concept of a numeric thousand, one would have to use a combination of valid words that mean the same thing. |
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| + | Interestingly, apart from "xkcd", all the words on the page are part of the "ten hundred" most often used words. | ||
The page therefore helps create the style of writing featured first in comic [[1133: Up Goer Five]] and then in the ''[[Thing Explainer]]'' book. It is directly mentioned, at the end of ''Thing Explainer'', as a way to create similar text. | The page therefore helps create the style of writing featured first in comic [[1133: Up Goer Five]] and then in the ''[[Thing Explainer]]'' book. It is directly mentioned, at the end of ''Thing Explainer'', as a way to create similar text. | ||
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This is not a comic, but a webpage on xkcd.com There are many other similar xkcd webpages, some of which are explained here. Explain xkcd is trying to decide how they should be treated. You are welcome to help us decide how we should categorise, call, or present these kinds of explanations. Kindly leave a comment here. This page should not be categorized until we decide how to explain these non-comics (see discussion above). |
This is a page in which one can check to see if all the words in a given piece of text fits within the "ten hundred" most often used words. For example, "thousand" isn't one of those, but "ten" and "hundred" are, so to convey the concept of a numeric thousand, one would have to use a combination of valid words that mean the same thing.
Interestingly, apart from "xkcd", all the words on the page are part of the "ten hundred" most often used words.
The page therefore helps create the style of writing featured first in comic 1133: Up Goer Five and then in the Thing Explainer book. It is directly mentioned, at the end of Thing Explainer, as a way to create similar text.
