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  2. Yahoo (Gulliver's Travels) - Wikipedia

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    The word "yahoo" was coined by Jonathan Swift in the fourth section of Gulliver's Travels [2] and has since entered the English language more broadly. Swift describes Yahoos as filthy with unpleasant habits, "a brute in human form," [2] resembling human beings far too closely for the liking of protagonist Lemuel Gulliver.

  3. Houyhnhnm - Wikipedia

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    Houyhnhnms are a fictional race of intelligent horses described in the last part of Jonathan Swift's satirical 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels. The name is pronounced either / ˈ h uː ɪ n əm / or / ˈ hw ɪ n əm /. [1] Swift apparently intended all words of the Houyhnhnm language to echo the neighing of horses.

  4. A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation

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    A Complete Collection of genteel and ingenious Conversation, according to the most polite mode and method now used at Court, and in the best Companies of England, commonly known as A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation, or more simply as Polite Conversation, is a book by Jonathan Swift offering an ironic and satirical commentary on the perceived banality of conversation ...

  5. Jonathan Swift - Wikipedia

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    Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish [1] writer who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, [2] hence his common sobriquet, "Dean Swift". His deadpan , ironic writing style, particularly in A Modest Proposal , has led to such satire being subsequently termed "Swiftian".

  6. Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting - Wikipedia

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    Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting (1706) is the title of a satirical essay by Jonathan Swift (1667–1745). It also has appeared under the title Thoughts on Various Subjects . It consists of a series of short epigrams or apothegms with no particular connections between them.

  7. That time an unknown, teenage Swift performed at Yahoo ... - AOL

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    On Oct. 24, 2006, a little-known singer-songwriter from Wyomissing, Penn., released her self-titled debut album. That 16-year-old was Taylor Swift, who went on to become one of the most successful ...

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    HuffPost Data Visualization, analysis, interactive maps and real-time graphics. Browse, copy and fork our open-source software. Remix thousands of aggregated polling results. Keep up with our latest on Twitter and Tumblr. Special Elections

  9. FACT CHECK: Did Taylor Swift Say Elon Musk Was ... - AOL

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    A post shared on Threads claims musician Taylor Swift said, “Elon Musk, the first human in history to be radicalized by his own algorithm.” View on Threads Verdict: False There is no evidence ...