I Disagree?

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but all of my favorite books have made up words …

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As a politician said recently, that graph is "malarkey!" :)

One of my favorite books ever is Dune. How many made up words are in that masterpiece, eh? I think I should draw a graph about that graph, with MADE UP WORDS on one side and THOSE WHO READ WITH INTELLIGENCE on another. ;)

Ah yes, but when my cubicle neighbor sent me the link, I sat and laughed at my screen for a good full minute. One full minute laughing out loud in a cubicle-filled office is most definitely worthy of a post whether I agree with the statement or not.

If you hover your mouse over the image at the site, you can read an additional comment:

"Except for anything by Lewis Carroll or Tolkien, you get five made up words per story. I'm looking at you, Anathem."

Man, that graph is just crabfunkulous.

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