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New York Times about a graduate student who argues that Twitter may be a rich source of information about regional language differences (e.g. Where do people say "Coke"? Where do they say "pop"? Where do they say "soda"?)
I've been meaning to comment on this, but never remember to actually go through with it. While the article was interesting, the comments were more so. I think that Twitter could be a good source, but Facebook would be better. I know that Twitter is popular in the much more populated areas (NYC, LA, etc), but many people don't use it, which could potentially give technically false information. I know of a handful of people who use Twitter, whereas everyone I know (excluding my grandma) has a Facebook account. Even my mother has a Facebook. Of course, you already know this... :-/
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