The Most Used Word in the English language.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

According to the official statistics
based on all usage everywhere.
Besides "a" and "the".

[Crazy Guggenheim]

1. I.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

9. I think I would say I is certainly in the top ten.

[xultar]

2. Myself

:puke:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

11. No.

No is not it either.

[Straight Shooter]

3. Fuckbush. eom

[A-Schwarzenegger]

13. Not.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

4. It's?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

14. No contractions.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

28. It or is.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

33. No pronouns and is is #11 (down from #9)

[DS1]

5. can't

Yes, I'm being cynical

[A-Schwarzenegger]

16. don't

do that

[tridim]

6. Uh?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

17. No. 7.

[jpgray]

7. Probably "of" or "to"

[A-Schwarzenegger]

18. No prepositions.

[candy]

8. "Closure"

[A-Schwarzenegger]

19. Not close.

[skygazer]

10. Incredulity

Nah, I just like the word...

[A-Schwarzenegger]

21. Only one in 25 could even say it.

Although it is one of the most used words in TV Guide.

[DS1]

12. 2nd guess - Terra

thanks to GWB

[A-Schwarzenegger]

22. Scary

but not correct.

[trackfan]

15. have

[A-Schwarzenegger]

24. #38

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

20. "Is" would be my bet

[A-Schwarzenegger]

26. Good bet but

only in the top ten according to my source.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

29. Ok..my other bet would be "the"

[A-Schwarzenegger]

34. A and the are excluded. Not interesting enough.

Only interesting words are considered by my source.
Only words that can stand alone which a and the and and
can't.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

40. Ok..then I say "love"

[A-Schwarzenegger]

42. I like love.

Love is in the top 5.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

56. Is it "live"?

I am stumped and like all this guessing..can I keep guessing til I get it?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

60. You can keep guessing even after you get it!

But I don't think you'll get it.
Live is good, but not as good as love.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

68. OK...since all my other choices are fizzling..."word"?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

71. Word is #231.

It enjoyed a peak of #76 some years back.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

76. OK..how about SEX?

I mean I'm not propositioning you or anything :evilgrin:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

83. I like it (but that's not it).

I'll never forget when we met.
It was a lovely encounter
on a terrible night.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

88. It was indeed

we gotta get you out more :D (providing Oscar permits it)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

90. one more guess...is it "NO"?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

91. Yes, it is

not no.

[NYC]

23. And.

?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

27. No conjunctives and/or whatever you call it.

[NYC]

47. Is it a noun?

?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

51. Noun or verb.

Those are my favorite type of words.

[NYC]

85. Will.

?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

89. Too dependent on other words.

Plus it is watered down by being a name and a noun
and a pluperfect verb or something.

[NYC]

96. Watered down? I thought that made it one of everything.

Noun and verb, etc. It seemed to cover all bases. I'll go back to thinking.

[Jamastiene]

25. Has to be "morals". It's all we have heard for the last 5 years, from the

immoral jerks running this country.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

31. Most people don't like that word

so they don't say it. It makes people
uncomfortable, and people don't like to be
uncomfortable from words they say themselves.

[Jamastiene]

52. Oh, but those who do say it never STOP saying it. n/t

[nytemare]

30. Nucular?

I hear that word far too often for my tastes.

:)

[A-Schwarzenegger]

38. Your answer is da bomb but

not correct, however speled or pernunced.

[Justyce]

32. It

[A-Schwarzenegger]

35. Pronouns are not allowed.

[Justyce]

36. How about "that"?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

39. That is not it.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

37. am?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

41. Am is not it because I is not it.

Am is only used with I and I is not it,
plus sometimes am is not even used with I.

[trackfan]

43. go

[Tallison]

59. That's what I just guessed below n/t

[A-Schwarzenegger]

62. Go is #17.

Go's a lovely word.

[Tallison]

69. self-delete

[calico1]

44. No? n/t

[Justyce]

45. My last guess.... "as"?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

48. No semulcles (as, like, some, either, etc.).

Don't give up.

[Justyce]

50. I lied... one more guess - "about"??

you've got me curious now...

[A-Schwarzenegger]

53. About I believe is a semi-preposition

and therefore disallowed.

[Grey]

49. In................n/t

[A-Schwarzenegger]

54. Prepositions are not interesting or independent enough.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

55. Welcome to DU.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

64. Yes.

[Robeysays]

92. YES?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

97. No.

Yes to the welcome.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

46. *Ok*!! I'm stumped?

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

57. It's Ok.

No, I'm kidding.

[Tallison]

58. "Go" or "Run"?

:shrug:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

65. Go is #18, Run is #24.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

61. NEVEMIND I GOT IT!!! It's FUCK!!!

I'm right aren't I? :D

It's gotta be fuck or shit so if it's not fuck then I say it's shit!

[Tallison]

63. In my house it is

:D

[A-Schwarzenegger]

66. Got is #41. Shit #112. Fuck #154.

[Orsino]

100. And if it wasn't before this contest...

...it is now. Fuck.

[KFC]

67. "that"

[A-Schwarzenegger]

73. No, but it is way ahead of which.

[Tallison]

70. "Have"

[A-Schwarzenegger]

78. Have is #34 but with an asterisk

because it sometimes depends on other, more involving
verbs.

[Tallison]

82. Self-delete

Another post in the wrong spot & "self-delete" will be up there.

[calico1]

72. "About?" n/t

[A-Schwarzenegger]

75. Prepositions or approximatals are not included,

unfortunately for their sake.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

74. So what is it? What source are you using?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

79. I can't tell you the source because then you'd look it up

and spoil everything. I know your type.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

86. I'll PM you.

[Kat45]

77. Up?

:shrug:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

81. No directionals.

[calico1]

80. "You?"

[A-Schwarzenegger]

87. You is intriguing

but you is not it.

[calico1]

93. "Me?"

[Tallison]

84. "Stop"?

Although this is unlikely if "go" is down on the list...

Racking my brain here.

[Robeysays]

94. Is it YES?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

95. I'm going on vacation till after Labor Day.

I expect it to be guessed by then.
Oh, Fresno, here we come!

[qnr]

98. most printed sentence is: "close cover before striking" but I doubt

it's one of those.

[Justyce]

99. Thing?

[JustJoe]

101. Whatever.