Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

The Hedonometer and Your Feelings. What Does 'Schnozz' Mean?

10.07.2021 - By QuickAndDirtyTips.comPlay

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Researchers and companies are harnessing computers to identify the emotions behind our written words. While sentiment analysis is far from perfect, it manages to distill meaning from huge amounts of data — and could one day even monitor mental health. In the second segment of this episode, we answer a listener question about the word "schnozz": is it really from 1980s children's television? 

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