Michal's mulling over the feasibility of expanding his proud Fiction Corpus with a screenplay for a science fiction movie; cites fatigue

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I think highly of the potential of administering English as a worldwide lingua franca. I don't accept the conventional routine with which the English language is presented for study.

Improving a person's knowledge of a language isn't like pioneering a sharper needle. A language isn't merely a tool that you can learn to wield with greater amounts of precision. A spoken tongue can't be pulled from the philosophical currents of a society 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.

To make a pupil recite English is to cheat her out of its cultural context. A proper teacher has to have a blueprint for introducing it; the insightful student goes out to seek it.

A dictionary has the potential to be an influential tool. A decent dictionary will define a language on the basis of a particular corpus, a body of writing of varying scope and consistency. Such a corpus might contain anything from a book about literature to some really commercial fiction. I watched many nights pass developing my "weighty" Fiction Corpus to form a different type 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 molded a million words and I have tabulated them, reshaping them - not simply to teach an American tongue but to defend the human spirit, and to pressure that spirit or soul not just to recite but to happen.

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A Learner's Dictionary: Common Words in English
A Place is the Common Word that Answers the Question, "Where?"
The most frequently used words in Michal's Corpus that represent common places
way863
car407
room339
place328
side319
door317
road268
home234
end232
street205
office188
island177
top169
bed161
town150
station141
bus138
ground132
park132
corner120
river113
party112
world111
club99
school99
bridge97
city97
hospital96
church89
space87
field83
land76
earth74
hill68
bank67
center67
desert67
store58
bottom56
group54
kitchen54
hole52
village46
hotel45
sea43
gate42
tower39
roof36
forest34
heaven34
bedroom32
funeral32
garden32
lake32
shore28
college26
coast22
highway19

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fuel
artifact
place
time
person
fetish
kind
A Learner's Dictionary: Common Words in English
A Place is the Common Word that Answers the Question, "Where?"
The most frequently used words in Michal's Corpus that represent common places
way863
car407
room339
place328
side319
door317
road268
home234
end232
street205
office188
island177
top169
bed161
town150
station141
bus138
ground132
park132
corner120
river113
party112
world111
club99
school99
bridge97
city97
hospital96
church89
space87
field83
land76
earth74
hill68
bank67
center67
desert67
store58
bottom56
group54
kitchen54
hole52
village46
hotel45
sea43
gate42
tower39
roof36
forest34
heaven34
bedroom32
funeral32
garden32
lake32
shore28
college26
coast22
highway19

Pronunciation of Shore

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

Video of me pronouncing "shore."

Definition of Shore

I have yet to publish the definition of shore.

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

Common use of shore in illustrative example sentences

We're going down to the shore for the weekend. Want to come along?
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They want us to shore up our client's defense before the next hearing.
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After that freak hurricane Jersey is going to have to rebuild her shore.
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I have yet to come up with a fourth sentence using the word shore.
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I have yet to come up with a fifth sentence using the word shore.
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I have yet to come up with a sixth sentence using the word shore.
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I have yet to come up with a seventh sentence using the word shore.
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Usage of Shore 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 "shore" 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 Shore: Table of Contents."“And...?”

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

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

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

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

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Usage of Shore 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 #5493

im heading east. along the shore. the islands nice. pretty. i could buy a house here. if i werent worried about invasion.

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23 November, 1:13 PM

Frame #6725

the ferrys coming to shore. the men onboard are surrendering.

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23 December, 5:20 PM

Frame #2295

we took the port of long beach exit. got on west shoreline drive and now kohls's car is turning right onto pine ave. its a cul.de.sac.

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20 August, 3:58 PM

Frame #5403

im on shore. the kids are keeping away. they climbed up the hill. ive got the line tied. im pulling in the boat.

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22 November, 9:05 AM

Frame #5592

im not sure what to do. i have no idea who fired. whoever it is theyre still out there. if we head to shore theyll be waiting.

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27 November, 7:43 AM

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Usage of Shore 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.

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

- Michal Slaby

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Usage of Shore 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.

Now there is only so much I can do: I am trying to point you in the right direction. It is my belief that Indiana was infected many years ago, when you were still a child on the shores of Lake Ontario. You are not to blame; but you are no longer a child, and the first thing we must accept is that this sort of thing is indeed a verruca vulgaris: it is a common affliction, as pervasive in society as in the bodies of those infected. Nevertheless, each man must face his own feelings first, and alone; but when you do, remember: it is a thirsty saturation: these feelings; you will not satisfy yourself by slowly and meticulously draining them. You must drown them, and sincerely hope that they will eventually wash away.

– Title 2, Regarding the Romaniac, Part 1, Section 5, Warts, Paragraph 3

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Usage of Shore 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.

To the canine, the scent came undoubtedly from the shore, the sea breeze bringing not just the fragrance of flounder and bluefish with a touch of green crab mixed with striped bass, but, above and beyond this briny bouquet, the distinct nutty flavor of bright hot pants.

– from “A Cop Named Patsy,” a funny story featuring a cop who's smarter than he sounds

"I spooked him," thought the young lieutenant. Observing his suspect drop anchor and swim ashore, Patsy got nervous. "I better call this one in," he said to himself. Raising the Park Ranger Station on his radio, he asked for Ranger Juanita. "Hey, baby," he said. "Are you at area L?"

"Yes," said Juanita. "Don't call me baby."

– from “A Cop Named Patsy,” a funny story featuring a cop hot on the trail of an absurdly strange serial killer

Gog continued the journey. He encountered a large salt lake [e.g. Lake Urmia]. The settlements along its eastern shores had recently felt Sargon's wrath. "They breed horses here," said the men. "There is good pasture. If we stay here, we can raid the plains and roam the hills at our leisure."

– from “In the Beginning, There was Gog,” a fantasy story about an ancient tribe

Tae waited for Kwon. When he arrived, he testified he had found the shore empty. "I checked the pit," he said. "I saw somebody there. I didn't think to make sure who it was. I know now it must have been Jutsu. I went to search the coast. When I came back, the pit was uncovered. Jutsu was on the bottom-dead. I assume he fell trying to get out. His head must have been split open by a rock."

Tae asked, "Are you sure he was alive when you first passed?"

– from “How Tae & Bo Took Over the World and Kung & Fu Didn't,” an apocryphal bible story featuring a frank discussion of women's breasts

Bo stared at the burning cloth. She was struck by how readily Tae had disposed of it, after she had risked her life to grab a little piece. Bo breathed deeply. She fingered the buttons of her shirt. She decided it was time to let go. Tae listened. The fire crackled.

They spent the next few days enjoying each other's company. They walked along the shore. They caught crabs. They played in the waves. For the first time, they made love.

– from “How Tae & Bo Took Over the World and Kung & Fu Didn't,” an apocryphal bible story featuring a society that has to learn everything all over again

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Usage of Shore 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.

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

- Michal Slaby

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Usage of Shore 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.

An ocean drifts below. A distant shore brings towers of glass and steel. Workers perched atop unfinished spires beam proud industrious smiles. These are the spoils of victory. My comrade and I drift to the ground. We find nothing to celebrate.

– from “Shovels Fall,” an interesting story about the cycle of armed struggle throughout history

Further west the air fills with dust. Further west another ocean fills with fire. As the smoke clears my comrade and I face yet another shore. This one teeming with life. We wait. There may be hope in these masses. We watch the battles rage. We watch the battles die down. We land in a barren field.

– from “Shovels Fall,” an interesting story about the cycle of political struggle throughout history

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Collocation of Shore in the Fiction Corpus

Table of Collocation for the Word "Shore."
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 shore 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 "shore." I hope I can get it done sometime soon. -Michal