First and last words
"Some years ago there was in the city of York a society of magicians."Recognize that sentence? It is, of course, from Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. How about?
"Now, what I want is, Facts."That's from Dickens, Hard Times.
We just introduced new work-based Common Knowledge fields for "First words" and "Last words." In the medium-to-long term, I'd love to work the data into a game—pick the sentence that goes with the work. If you're not comparing computer manuals to novels, it can be hard.
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Labels: common knowledge, new features, quotes
posted by Tim at 2:38 AM
2 Comments:
Oh, fun! It reminds me of a site someone at Cornell Univ. put together ages ago where they had a bunch of first lines and you would try to match them up with the work they belonged to. It went offline (as near as I can tell) several years ago, but it was a lot of fun to play when it was around.
There is this interesting book about Indian Legal System in common man's language. This is a very useful and informaitve book, appreciated by eminent personalities. see www.sunilgoel.org
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