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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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HothHanSolo t1_ixfdkwz wrote

What's the source please?

(Including a source is a requirement for posting in this sub-reddit.)

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Embarrassed_Alarm450 t1_ixfhpaw wrote

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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DeplorableCaterpill t1_ixlbpu7 wrote

So it’s specifically change in usage “on Reddit”, not “online” in general. Also, it’s which words became more popular in “June 2022”, not 2022 as a whole.

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jh937hfiu3hrhv9 t1_ixfmh8y wrote

Words used over the internet. What about words spoken in person? I used fuck a lot.

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