The 20 most common words in the English Language

August 27, 2010

1 the
2 of
3 to
4 and
5 a
6 in
7 is
8 it
9 you
10 that
11 he
12 was
13 for
14 on
15 are
16 with
17 as
18 I
19 his
20 they

You can see the top 100 words here.

Does it tell us something about us?
Here are some of my quick observations from the top 100:

me before them

I before they

my before their

he before she

his before her

What a Self-centred, chauvinistic bunch!

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