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Re: Statistics on English Letters
Mike McBride (mcmike@netcene.com) 2004/04/22 07:28

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On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 10:04:17 +1000, "Sam Benson" <Sam@abacusdx.com>
wrote:
Hi Sam,
I recommend looking into books on code breaking and cryptography for
what you want.  One technique in breaking a code is looking at which
symbols show up frequently.  I have seen charts in crytography books
showing letter frequencies,

I hope this helps you
mike...
>Hello
>
>I am trying to find the percentages on how many words start with each letter
>of the english language. Something along the lines of
>    A - 5.34%
>    B- 6.52%
>
>I can find percentages on the distribution of all letters in the english
>language but not on starting letters.
>
>I am designing a new chart of accounts and would like to leave appropriate
>spaces for accounts as yet uncreated but so I can insert them in
>alphabetical order.
>
>Can anyone suggest a website that might assist.
>
>Thanks
>
>Sam Benson
>
>
>
>


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