Wednesday, October 21, 2009

What do people want to know about language?

The search terms that lead people here are often interesting. Here are some recent gems:
  • plural of t (same as any other letter, I'd think) 
  • how many adverbs are in the sentence: zack jumped incredibly high (this guy thinks Google actually understands his question) 
  • granted as a preposition (it is often) 
  • hair countable (it isn't typically) 
  • is 0 plural or singular (plural when it's like 'zero things are...', but singular in 'one zero is') 
  • what are determinative adjectives in english (I don't know) 
  • three linking verbs (reminds me of a Christmas carol) 
  • free online tests for 10 - 11 year olds (in case you're not sure how old the kids are) 
  • most overused words 2007 (it's still the
  • Is the word rather a preposition (I don't think so; I'd say adverb and coordinator)

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous1:46 AM

    You said:

    how many adverbs are in the sentence: zack jumped incredibly high (this guy thinks Google actually understands his question)

    I say:

    This was a question on the television show "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?".

    If it this was discussed on a page that Google crawled, then Google would provide the link.

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