Michal is contemplating the soundness of beefing up his supersized Fiction Corpus with a history of fiction mania; cites fatigue

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I accept the feasibility of administering English as a universal language. I don't accept the spiritless scheme by which the English language is presented for study.

Strengthening one's adroitness with a language isn't like creating a better pair of eyeglasses. A language - a spoken tongue - is not merely a tool that you can learn to wield with greater amounts of precision. A common language cannot be split from the competing values of a group of people of which it is a description. A language isn't recited; it happens - and keeps happening as long as a circle of people keeps using it.

Teaching a student to recite English is to cheat him out of its cultural context. A capable teacher must create a strategy for introducing it; the insightful student goes out to seek it.

A dictionary - properly used - can become an influential tool. The best dictionaries describe words on the basis of a particular corpus, a body of written works of varying scope and consistency. They can contain everything from a book about literature to some true friendship stories. I lost many a sleepless night creating my "towering" Fiction Corpus in order to form a specific genre of dictionary based on the ability of one man to tell a story in myriad forms. It is a labor of love and listening.

I have strung together a million words and I have broken them down, reframing them - not simply to teach American vocabulary but to be an advocate for the human spirit, and to prod that soul or spirit not just to recite but to happen.

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Artifacts, fuels, and persons: Definitions in Michal's Fiction
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Common artifacts appearing frequently in Michal's Corpus
thought598
two534
things347
three237
years218
days216
phone209
building143
no idea122
words115
thanks98
truck98
times94
stadium88
miles84
plane79
apartment78
sounds76
minutes72
shooting67
stairs60
yards55
dollars52
information51
buses49
dogs47
meeting46
mess46
photo46
parking lot45
beacon41
ferry41
windows39
yacht39
boats38
buildings38
shoes38
trailer38
bottles36
houses36
team36
trees36
mirror34
rocks32
status31
rose30
fireplace29
piano29
happening28
trucks28
photos27
community26
tunic26
squid25
companies24
fabric24
brigade23
photographs23
beefcake22
fog22
mead22
bust21
helmet20
bees19
duffel bag19
events18
statue18
nineteen17
poetry16
van16
buckle14
fields14
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lecture13
crescendo12
ritenuto12
camels11
dune10
lullaby10
organism10

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truck98
times94
stadium88
miles84
plane79
apartment78
sounds76
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yards55
dollars52
information51
buses49
dogs47
meeting46
mess46
photo46
parking lot45
beacon41
ferry41
windows39
yacht39
boats38
buildings38
shoes38
trailer38
bottles36
houses36
team36
trees36
mirror34
rocks32
status31
rose30
fireplace29
piano29
happening28
trucks28
photos27
community26
tunic26
squid25
companies24
fabric24
brigade23
photographs23
beefcake22
fog22
mead22
bust21
helmet20
bees19
duffel bag19
events18
statue18
nineteen17
poetry16
van16
buckle14
fields14
prospect14
coast guard13
lecture13
crescendo12
ritenuto12
camels11
dune10
lullaby10
organism10

Pronunciation of Yacht

I have yet to publish a pronunciation for the word yacht.

Video of me pronouncing "yacht."

Definition of Yacht

A yacht is an artifact that usually but not necessarily floats on water and that most people will never own.

Common use of yacht in illustrative example sentences

I'm sorry I don't have a yacht. Go find a rich boyfriend and leave me alone.
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He got first place in the yacht race.
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I have yet to come up with a third sentence using the word yacht.
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I have yet to come up with a fourth sentence using the word yacht.
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I have yet to come up with a fifth sentence using the word yacht.
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I have yet to come up with a sixth sentence using the word yacht.
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I have yet to come up with a seventh sentence using the word yacht.
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Usage of Yacht in Michal's Fiction Corpus

Michal's Fiction Corpus of Acceptance Literature (FiCAL) is presented under the Bare Bottom imprint. It is currently comprised of six bodies of work, each representing a different pillar of culture and incorporating a wide variety of writhing styles.

If you're wondering...

How do I use this?

Just click on a title to see examples of the word "yacht" being used in a particular work. You'll stay on the same spot on the page, only the Table of Contents will disappear. To get back to the Table of Contents just click next to the image of the Bare Bottom imprint where it says "Back to Usage of Yacht: Table of Contents."“And...?”

The Table of Frequency and the Table of Collocation provide numerical information about how many times the word yacht appears in its original or modified form and with which words. It can help to give you an idea of how a word is used and in what contexts.“Ok.”

Why a Fiction Corpus?

The popular understanding of the word "fiction" and its complement "non-fiction" is a reflection of the cultural influence of a classification system. The Dewey Decimal System is responsible for separating "fiction" from all other work and categorizing it by author's name. This has influenced the popular idea of fiction as a narrative that tends to be "untrue" and the product of an individual's fantasy, a bias compounded by modern art's century-long obsession with abstraction, surrealism and self-expression.“So...?”

My idea of fiction rests on the idea that art doesn't have to be factual to be a true reflection of our existence. Adam and Eve didn't have to exist as two individuals 700 generations ago for them to be true portraits of two human beings trying to work together.“And...?”

The Bible is a Fiction Corpus. It is a body of writing that isn't overly concerned with facts and yet its words carry weight. It was written by many different authors living in different places with different audiences in mind, yet everyone gleans something from it.“Right...”

In preparing my fiction corpus, I have striven to see the world through the eyes of others. Through the eyes of my Adams and Eves I hope that you too will glean some truth about our existence. At the very least you will learn some more about how one man can use the English language.“Ok.”

Who are you, Michal?

I'm just a guy who makes art. And if you're interested in making a solid investment in an aesthetic that supports our present and future welfare, then I will help you look for something that you can buy.“How...?”

Everybody makes. Everybody sells. Some people know how to protect their interests. Some better than others. Few people know how to listen. Listening to somebody means considering their interests as if they were your own. Going out and doing something to satisfy another person's interest is how we build a strong economy. Without a strong economy, democracy collapses.“And...?”

Buying 4Occupy is buying for democracy. Don't give your money to somebody who's ruining it. There's no such thing as cheap democracy, quick democracy, or easy democracy. There's good, solid, complete democracy and the tyranny of feudalism. Let's not mix the two. Let's not buy everything on the cheap. Let's not create another tyrant and enslave ourselves because it was easier not to think about what we were doing. Let's protect our interests. Let's listen.“Ok.”

Who's really behind this site?

Have you ever been to one of those post-it-yourself retail websites where there's a really attractive top-seller ready to give you tips on how you can be a top-seller too?“Uh...”

Have you ever been to a "job" interview where you sit in a line, walk through one door, get hired as a contractor and walk out another door, so that the other applicants don't realize that everyone's getting "hired" to work in the same market?“Maybe...”

The internet is full of people who are ready to exploit your ignorance. They are people who want to make money at the expense of our economy. They are cheats.“And...?”

I, Michal, am behind this site. Not some fat plutocrat exploiting my image. I like to do things the right way. I like to work with people who take the time to do things right.“Why...?”

I used to work for a company that didn't do things the right way. My labor was exploited because of mismanagement. That company was the United States Postal Service, an independent agency of the United States Government that is ultimately controlled by Congress. I'm mad because if the Federal Government can exploit labor, who is going to stop every other cheat from doing it?“Labor Unions...?”

Don't say labor unions. I went to my labor union and they did nothing. They ignored me because labor unions aren't democracies. Holding a free and fair election for a "representative" once in a blue moon does not equal people ruling. Democracy means open government. It means we the public need to accept the hard work. It's the only way to secure liberty and equality.“Ok.”

What's the difference between use and usage?

Definition-wise, not much. But the -age suffix is ultimately French in origin and with most things French, at least in American eyes, the immediate thought is that of something precious and arcane whose value should be judged very carefully. This is in contrast to the word France, which is associated with a beautiful place. Thus people in France or from France are beautiful, warm, kind people. Generous even. Unlike French people who suck. Unless you're frenching, in which case you're only sometimes sucking.“And...?”

Along those lines, usage means you're in bed. Use means you're just heavy petting. Also notice that common people, like common words, get used...whereas "proper" things make "appearances." Whether or not you are being exploited is a different story. Exploitation is what happens when somebody uses you or your property without listening to you. Listening is what happens when you consider another person's needs as if they were your own. You don't have to satisfy those needs. All you need to do is consider them. So many of us can't even do that.“So...?”

Help stop exploitation. Buy 4occupy. Buy a better world. Whether or not you feel you can afford to buy art, consider joining my protest. I want to guarantee every working man and every working mother on this planet a 15-day universal holiday. But I can't. Only we can do that. We have to work together. We have to accept the idea that everyone deserves time for himself and we need to build that time into a new kind of calendar. We have to give peace it's own day. We have to make love something you can't avoid. We have to make even the most miserly cold-hearted capitalist among us say that he cashed his check on Love Your Neighbor Day. There won't be any other way to say it once the Acceptance Calendar is widely adopted.“Ok.”

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Yacht, a morphological approach

I have yet to make a morphological analysis of the word yacht.

That doesn't mean it's not high on my list.

Table of Frequency for the Word "Yacht."
This table lists in descending order the total number of times that the word yachtand any of its morphological derivations appears in the Fiction Corpus, along with a breakdown of frequency by title, the respective rank of each word in the complete list of all words in the Corpus, as calculated both densely and competitively, as well as the percent increase in frequency of the word over the frequency of the next lowest rank in the complete list.
Percent Increase over next rank	RANK		WORD	Frequency
	RANK			TOTAL # of occurences	MCDONALDS	JESUS	SEX	TSIGA	JACKSON	DINGBATS
	dense	competitive		TOTAL # of occurences	modern/sloppy	biblical/terse	poetic/high-brow	hard/fast	talky	mixed salad
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I have yet to publish the table of frequency for the word yacht, but I will get to it shortly. -Michal

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Usage of Yacht in Death to McDonalds

An aerial view of Dodger Stadium in the foreground, with an imaginary partially submerged Los Angeles behind — A story bible for a comic book series set in a post climate-change California narrated by eight characters who live through a natural disaster that sinks Los Angeles and triggers a war with an expansionist Mexican government covertly supported by China.

Frame #1245

the whole scenario is strange. paypal steals a yacht. leaves in a dinghy. maybe there were patrols. he didnt want the ships to get close.

Sprint "Iphone" Case

9 August, 9:14 AM

Frame #5041

theres a luxury yacht heading out of la. it looks like its on course for hawaii. if i head north i can intercept it.

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6 November, 7:50 PM

Frame #3175

there is an epidemic of yacht thievery and i am not surprised. when i can buy a 12 volt jammer for 20 zappos. every jerk thief must have one.

Sprint "Iphone" Case

1 September, 11:00 AM

Frame #2325

im staying with the yacht. theres still another car parked next to it. nicer than kohls's. it could be paypal.

Sprint "Iphone" Case

20 August, 8:44 PM

Frame #3309

theres a boat crossing our stern half a mile away. looks like a charter yacht. were waving like crazy.

Sprint "Iphone" Case

4 September, 5:34 AM

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Usage of Yacht in The Gospel of Jesus H.

A picture of the planet Mars — An experimental science fiction Christology that makes Jesus the hard boiled narrator of his own early years on a bizarro earth made dark by volcanic ash and informally ruled by a man from Mars who sells bottled air.

"Yacht" does not make an appearance in The Gospel of Jesus

- Michal Slaby

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Usage of Yacht in Sex for Children

A drawing of a man between a woman's legs in front of another man in a hospital bed — A literature book narrated by a pair of siblings on either side of the Atlantic whose profoundly weird sexual experiences pose a serious challenge to their traditional understanding of mathematicians, marriage, gay young men and God.

"Yacht" does not make an appearance in Sex For Children.

- Michal Slaby

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Usage of Yacht in Tsiga Tsiga Tsiga

Bullets whizzing by a statue of Nikola Tesla — A collection of stories featuring a sexy Parisian ghost, a spooky Moon base full of vagina-faced aliens, a policeman with an Irish name, a truck full of watermelons, a flautist, and a man who has to see another man about a diseased horse.

Junior took Harry onto his yacht. "The wind does the work for you," he explained. "All you have to do is sit back. Use your brain." He gave him the mainsheet. "This line controls the boom. We're downwind. We want to make sure not to sail by the lee. Otherwise, the wind will catch the clew and push it when we're not looking. I'll turn the rudder. You ease the line. This is called jibing."

– from “A Horse Named Clutch Bag,” an inspiring story featuring one of those guys

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Usage of Yacht in Sorry Ms. Jackson

Chiseled letters from an ancient stone tablet hanging on a wall — A real play. With drama in it. Talk fast. It takes two hours. Set in a guest house. In a small community. After a murder. Lots of suspicion. The characters learn to listen to each other. It's funny.

"Yacht" does not make an appearance in Sorry Miss Jackson.

- Michal Slaby

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Usage of Yacht in Miscellaneous Dingbats

The title of the book at the end of a string of miscellaneous dingbats — A story book full of short fiction stories. An interesting bedtime mystery. A fairy tale. Science fiction romance. Adult life. Uninspiring gay fiction. Horror.

"Yacht" does not make an appearance in Miscellaneous Dingbats

- Michal Slaby

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Collocation of Yacht in the Fiction Corpus

Table of Collocation for the Word "Yacht."
This table lists in descending order of frequency a selection of word pairs that appear in the Fiction Corpus and groups them according to the morphological derivation of the word yacht that appears in the pair.
Type	Frequency
	TOTAL # of occurences	MCDONALDS	JESUS	SEX	TSIGA	JACKSON	DINGBATS
	TOTAL # of occurences	modern/sloppy	biblical/terse	poetic/high-brow	hard/fast	talky	mixed salad
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
I have yet to perform a collocation analysis of "yacht." I hope I can get it done sometime soon. -Michal