And word patterns: Madam, I'm Adam.
His style is minimalist, with no pretty word patterns.
For me, one aids the other - letter and word patterns generate plausible word-fills from which to choose.
"They will be able to do more than just extracting meaning from word patterns," he said.
His mathematical models are tailored to identify word patterns and thematic elements in written text.
Like Kurt Vonnegut, Mr. Palahniuk juggles nihilism and idealism with fluid, funny ease, and he repeats and rephrases word patterns until they take on an almost mystical aspect.
Ms. Brooks used clipped lines, abstract word patterns and random rhymes to capture her new radical tone and her more direct expression of social concern.
Over the years, A.I. researchers have used similar statistical techniques to pick out the word patterns favored, for example, by Shakespeare.
The piano part is a kind of busy but oddly breezy toccata, with melodic flights and chord patterns that often cleverly match the word patterns.
As he talks, I'm watching closely for those little hand gestures he uses to put people to sleep on stage, or repeated word patterns that will put thoughts into my head.
Indeed, as Maria Konnikova reported in March, function-word patterns and other metrics may be able to establish not only an author's voice but also her disposition and mood.
