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An interesting note on the differences in writing style between the years 1520 and 2008:
"The" was top in both 1520 and 2008. Common groups of words have changed, though. The most common three-word phrase in 2008 was "one of the"; in 1520, it was "of the Pope". References to religion featured heavily in early literature, Perc notes. For example, "the Pope and his followers", "the laws of the Church" and "the body and blood of Christ" all feature in the 10 most popular five-word phrases of 1520. By 2008, the most frequently written five-word phrases were along the lines of "at the end of the", "in the middle of the" and "on the other side of".
I guess our culture has opened up since the 16th century. We now focus on the relationship of things to each other, rather than on how everything relates to Christ. Though, I suppose the cost of this is that our culture is more fractured. We no longer believe the same things and think in the same way. Again, this sounds like a healthy, intelligent development, but we now have a lot more divisiveness. In America, today, liberals and Republicans barely speak the same language, and that is a serious problem.
(Source: Sully's Dish)
"The" was top in both 1520 and 2008. Common groups of words have changed, though. The most common three-word phrase in 2008 was "one of the"; in 1520, it was "of the Pope". References to religion featured heavily in early literature, Perc notes. For example, "the Pope and his followers", "the laws of the Church" and "the body and blood of Christ" all feature in the 10 most popular five-word phrases of 1520. By 2008, the most frequently written five-word phrases were along the lines of "at the end of the", "in the middle of the" and "on the other side of".
I guess our culture has opened up since the 16th century. We now focus on the relationship of things to each other, rather than on how everything relates to Christ. Though, I suppose the cost of this is that our culture is more fractured. We no longer believe the same things and think in the same way. Again, this sounds like a healthy, intelligent development, but we now have a lot more divisiveness. In America, today, liberals and Republicans barely speak the same language, and that is a serious problem.
(Source: Sully's Dish)
