Michal is debating the potency of enlarging his mammoth Fiction Corpus with yet another fictional story; cites fatigue

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I think highly of the soundness of harnessing English as a universal standard. I don't think highly of the unrewarding blueprint with which the English language is presented for study.

Strengthening one's intimacy with a language isn't like promoting a safer bridge. A language - a spoken tongue - isn't just an instrument that you can learn to employ with a greater amount of precision. A common tongue can not be riven from the competing values of a tribe 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 person to recite English is to strip him of its cultural context. A proper instructor must prepare a plan for introducing it; the prudent pupil goes out to seek it.

A dictionary can be an influential tool. The best dictionaries describe words on the basis of a particular corpus, a body of written works of various scope and consistency. A corpus could include anything from a book about literature to a collection of top fiction. I burned many candles developing my "king-sized" Fiction Corpus in order to form a different sort of dictionary based on the ability of one man to tell a story in many different forms. It is a labor of love and listening.

I have constructed a million words and I have examined them, reshaping them - not just to teach a tongue but to defend the human soul, and to coax that soul or spirit not just to recite but to happen.

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A Learner's Dictionary: Common Words in English
An Artifact is the Common Word that Answers the Question, "What?"
The most frequently used words in Michal's Corpus that represent common artifacts
head520
thing416
face395
day388
hand368
name306
course270
water262
mind233
fire213
idea210
life208
lot202
half192
window178
moment173
point166
fact161
bit160
floor134
sign131
chance120
problem117
bag108
mouth105
arm104
wall100
heart96
leg87
story85
edge84
radio84
sound84
line80
seat79
state76
answer75
food73
rain73
tent70
sand66
sun64
gas62
eye61
picture61
glass60
desk58
wind58
game56
shell56
shoulder53
creature52
pool52
table51
bar49
music49
letter48
box47
neck47
nose46
rock46
nature44
chair41
map39
square39
chest38
sky38
finger37
entrance34
throat34
ball33
coffee33
storm33
ticket33
pocket31
color30
coal28
branch27
collar23
lip23
mail22
curtain20
ear19
steam19
button18
jaw17
chimney15
ash14

Previous title — act
fuel
artifact
place
time
person
fetish
kind
A Learner's Dictionary: Common Words in English
An Artifact is the Common Word that Answers the Question, "What?"
The most frequently used words in Michal's Corpus that represent common artifacts
head520
thing416
face395
day388
hand368
name306
course270
water262
mind233
fire213
idea210
life208
lot202
half192
window178
moment173
point166
fact161
bit160
floor134
sign131
chance120
problem117
bag108
mouth105
arm104
wall100
heart96
leg87
story85
edge84
radio84
sound84
line80
seat79
state76
answer75
food73
rain73
tent70
sand66
sun64
gas62
eye61
picture61
glass60
desk58
wind58
game56
shell56
shoulder53
creature52
pool52
table51
bar49
music49
letter48
box47
neck47
nose46
rock46
nature44
chair41
map39
square39
chest38
sky38
finger37
entrance34
throat34
ball33
coffee33
storm33
ticket33
pocket31
color30
coal28
branch27
collar23
lip23
mail22
curtain20
ear19
steam19
button18
jaw17
chimney15
ash14

Definition of Ticket

I have yet to publish the definition of ticket.

I'm sure it won't take too long.

Common use of ticket in illustrative example sentences

I must've left my ticket in my coat. Hold on. Let me get it.
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I'll meet you at the ticket office in ten minutes.
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The police will ticket you if you park there.
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I have yet to come up with a fourth sentence using the word ticket.
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I have yet to come up with a fifth sentence using the word ticket.
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I have yet to come up with a sixth sentence using the word ticket.
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I have yet to come up with a seventh sentence using the word ticket.
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Usage of Ticket 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 "ticket" 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 Ticket: Table of Contents."“And...?”

The Table of Frequency and the Table of Collocation provide numerical information about how many times the word ticket 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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Ticket, a morphological approach

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

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

Table of Frequency for the Word "Ticket."
This table lists in descending order the total number of times that the word ticketand 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 ticket, but I will get to it shortly. -Michal

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Usage of Ticket 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 #295

most of goldman sachs's recent calls were labeled by name. out of the few that werent she only called one back. thats the ticket.

JC Penney

28 July, 6:33 PM

Frame #2127

i see kohls. hes in line at the gate. all i need is a ticket.

Sprint "Iphone" Case

18 August, 6:42 PM

Frame #4312

if expedia doesnt stay clear of reddit boyer. she could find herself on the wells fargo. with a one way ticket to a shanghai brothel.

Sprint "Iphone" Case

30 September, 7:36 AM

Frame #2130

im an idiot. i bought a ticket for the stands. kohls went through the general admission gate. how was i supposed to know.

Sprint "Iphone" Case

18 August, 7:09 PM

Frame #1052

nancy says lowes spent the whole morning talking to the state police. dont tell me he was settling some speeding tickets.

Kim "Kris" Kardashian

6 August, 5:25 PM

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Usage of Ticket 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.

"I don't have my ticket," said Jesus.

"Oh," said the man.

"It's at home," I said, "on the table."

– Verses 106-108 from the chapter called Adolescence

Jesus went back to the blond. "I don't have my ticket, remember?"

"Please wait," she said.

– Verses 111-112 from the chapter called Adolescence

"If you don't have a ticket, I can't let you on board."

– Verse 141 from the chapter called Adolescence

Jesus was fully capable of outfitting a brigade, but, if he did that, then he couldn't afford to buy enough tickets for all of his men - at least, not enough to gain a reasonable weight ceiling. The Vatican wasn't going to be of much help; if Panzer-Tank had no intention of donating tickets, then the Church was only going to be able to afford a few hundred - not the thousands that Jesus would need. There had to be some kind of solution.

– Verse 221 from the chapter called Security

The manager came and said, "What's the problem?" It was the very short Italian man with a red face.

"This man lost his ticket."

– Verses 135-136 from the chapter called Adolescence

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Usage of Ticket 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.

I amused my company with a story about how I first came to London, and how I took the Underground to Leicester Square, and then proceeded to walk toward Shakespeare's Globe for a performance. "According to the Underground map," I said, "it was only a hop, skip, and a jump across the footbridge. But, after crossing the River, there were absolutely no signs for the Globe. And, with half an hour to go, the South Bank kept stretching in front of me, until finally I had to run for it. That was the first and last time I used a Tube map to navigate. It took an Olympian effort to make that show, especially since I didn't even have tickets. Luckily, they were able to squeeze in another groundling; but after hauling myself across that bank, no matter how good they were I could hardly stand the performance."

– Title 3, Regarding a Dream, Chapter 1, The First Day, Part 1, Victory & Calendar Reform, Section 11, The Underground, Paragraph 7

Now, I didn't tell you, and Mother couldn't tell you (because Indiana probably didn't know anything about this), but I suspect that Albert left that day with the intention of buying three tickets to the opera. I cannot say what his other motives were, but I do know that when he finally returned, he had definitely paid a visit to the box office. Before I left the house that day, he took me aside, and handing me my ticket, made me promise that I would come see the show with them.

– Title 3, Regarding a Dream, Chapter 1, The First Day, Part 1, Victory & Calendar Reform, Section 5, Inflammation of the Loins, Paragraph 8, Clauses 7-10

ANDY: So how are you gonna sell your mead?

NIKE: Oh, that's too easy. First of all, I'm gonna be exploiting the wonders of modern technology.

ANDY: You mean the Internet?

NIKE: Precisely. That little bugger is the boon of mankind.

ANDY: Your ticket to easy street, huh?

– Title 3, Regarding a Dream, Chapter 2, The Second Day, Part 1, Labor & Economic Reform, Section 15, Dealing with Grand Schemes, Paragraphs 1-5

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Usage of Ticket 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.

Tatum nodded. She bit her lip. She looked away. She said, softly, "Good. I haven't ruined her completely."

Miss April was helpful. She had a bright disposition. Read wondered if she were a natural blond.

"Here are your tickets, Ms. Read. Your flight leaves-"

Tatum gently gripped her hand. "Please," she said. "Call me Tatum."

– from “Dirty Manga People Are Disgusting,” a spooky story featuring a race of aliens without jawbones

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Usage of Ticket 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.

MS. JACKSON: What about my heirloom?

GREY GOOSE: What heirloom?

MS. JACKSON: The one you stole.

GREY GOOSE: I didn't steal anything.

MS. JACKSON: Don't lie to me.

GREY GOOSE: I didn't.

LESBIAN: I did. I packed it away in my bag. I have two tickets for tonight's flight: one for me and one for you. Come. We'll explore the world as your ancestors did: the English and the Polynesians. They went from west to east; we'll go from east to west. We'll show the lost and the lovelorn what true devotion means. We'll scale Victory Peak in China. We'll sail the Punjab. We'll get lost in Gargas Cave. We'll bathe in the hot springs beneath Mount Hekla. We'll catch a Broadway show. We'll do some shopping at Shinjuku Station. We'll do anything your heart desires. All you have to do is liberate yourself. Let your passions run free. Someday we'll return to your native land. It won't ever be the same again. Nevermore will you be shamed. Woman, you'll have made the entire world yours.

MS. JACKSON: Nameless Pain! How am I to deny a penitent husband - newly birthed in remorse, in truth, in love, and desirous of similar gifts from me, his lawfully wedded wife, who, for so long, and with so many tears, kept watch over this heretofore seemingly endless and vain gestation - yet relish this sudden appearance of life: this infant curiosity: this foundling whose love demands more than my adoption could ever give? Oh, Homo: a thousand hearts couldn't beat as strongly as you have made mine beat. This is my home. I can no sooner leave it than change my body for that of a man. The world is yours; go out there and take it. Please leave me in peace. I beg you.

LESBIAN: I'll go. Though it pains me more than female circumcision, I'll go. I'll go because I love you.

– ACT II, lines 357-365

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Usage of Ticket 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.

"Ticket" does not make an appearance in Miscellaneous Dingbats

- Michal Slaby

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Collocation of Ticket in the Fiction Corpus

Table of Collocation for the Word "Ticket."
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 ticket 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
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I have yet to perform a collocation analysis of "ticket." I hope I can get it done sometime soon. -Michal