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Re:Visualizing language usage in New York Times news coverage by wickawic on Saturday July 26, 2014 @01:57PM (#8090272)
I love how strikingly editorial changes show up:

"Theater" vs. "Theatre": http://chronicle.nytlabs.com/?keyword=theater.theatre

As well as how quickly culturally accepted terms are replaced:

"Mrs." vs. "Ms.": http://chronicle.nytlabs.com/?keyword=mrs..ms.

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Re:Visualizing language usage in New York Times news coverage by jasode on Saturday July 26, 2014 @02:03PM (#8090286)
The trends of "teenager" and "teen" was suprising:

http://chronicle.nytlabs.com/?keyword=teenager.teen.adolesce...

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Re:Visualizing language usage in New York Times news coverage by draugadrotten on Saturday July 26, 2014 @02:11PM (#8090313)
Another cultural change - http://chronicle.nytlabs.com/?keyword=gay..homosexual
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Re:Visualizing language usage in New York Times news coverage by eevilspock on Saturday July 26, 2014 @02:17PM (#8090322)
homosexual, gay, same sex, lgbt: http://chronicle.nytlabs.com/?keyword=gay.homosexual.lgbt.sa...
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Re:Visualizing language usage in New York Times news coverage by davidbarker on Saturday July 26, 2014 @09:07PM (#8091549)
Between 1975 and 1976, they seem to switch from "per cent" to "percent".

http://chronicle.nytlabs.com/?keyword=percent.per%20cent

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Re:Visualizing language usage in New York Times news coverage by discostrings on Saturday July 26, 2014 @02:28PM (#8090361)
Mrs. vs Ms. is even better with "Miss" as well: http://chronicle.nytlabs.com/?keyword=mrs.miss.ms
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