A visual designer has taken the words from the British National Corpus® and placed them in the order they are most frequently used. For anyone who loves words and the surprises and meaning that are derived from their interplay, this is definitely a fascinating and slightly addictive little tool to play with. The designer describes it thus:

The goal is for the user to feel embedded in the language, sifting through words like an archaeologist through sand, awaiting the unexpected find. Observing closely ranked words tells us a great deal about our culture. For instance, “God” is one word from “began”, two words from “start”, and six words from “war”. Another sequence is "america ensure oil opportunity".

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