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  2. Roald Dahl revision controversy - Wikipedia

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    Following the announcement, e-book copies of Dahl's works were automatically updated. [14] [15] Dahl's publishers in the United States, France, and the Netherlands announced they had declined to incorporate the changes altogether. [16] On 23 February, Puffin Books announced The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, consisting of Dahl's original texts ...

  3. Statistically improbable phrase - Wikipedia

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    A statistically improbable phrase (SIP) is a phrase or set of words that occurs more frequently in a document (or collection of documents) than in some larger corpus. [1] [2] [3] Amazon.com uses this concept in determining keywords for a given book or chapter, since keywords of a book or chapter are likely to appear disproportionately within that section.

  4. New Oxford American Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Published in August 2010, the third edition was edited by Angus Stevenson and Christine A. Lindberg. This edition includes over 2,000 new words, senses, and phrases, and over 1,000(1225) illustrations; hundreds of new and revised explanatory notes, new "Word Trends" feature charts usage for rapidly changing words and phrases.

  5. Top 20 most reviewed books of all time from Amazon - AOL

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    From cult classics such as Harry Potter to New York Times Best Sellers, these 20 reads have more customer reviews than any other books on Amazon! Shop most reviewed Amazon books. Product prices ...

  6. Enshittification - Wikipedia

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    Doctorow advocates for two ways to reduce enshittification: upholding the end-to-end principle, which asserts that platforms should transmit data in response to user requests rather than algorithm-driven decisions; and guaranteeing the right of exit—that is, enabling a user to leave a platform without data loss, which requires ...

  7. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable - Wikipedia

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    The 18th edition of the dictionary, published in 2009. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, sometimes referred to simply as Brewer's, is a reference work containing definitions and explanations of many famous phrases, allusions, and figures, whether historical or mythical.

  8. Seven Types of Ambiguity - Wikipedia

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    Empson describes a simile that lies halfway between two statements made by the author. When a statement says nothing and the readers are forced to invent a statement of their own, most likely in conflict with that of the author. Two words that within context are opposites that expose a fundamental division in the author's mind. [2]

  9. Paraphrasing of copyrighted material - Wikipedia

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    The basic two-part test for copyright infringement under the 1976 Act, described by the US Supreme Court in Feist Publications, Inc., v. Rural Telephone Service Co., is (1) whether there is a valid copyright, and (2) whether there has been improper copying of the copyrighted work.