Happenstance (466,549 English words)

Chart your own path through hundreds of thousands of words

Inkjet print, antique magnifying glasses

2022

Physical

Such a large list is used for spellcheck on mobile devices and in word processors. This is a large map of most of the pieces of English that we have to work with. Not all words are set in stone, language is fluid and words can be modified to create new meaning. Teenagers are the most prominent innovators of language, slang turns words from stone to water. I wanted to give every person who sees it a magnifying glass to help them on their journey through this piece, and to help them carve their own path through the landscape of words. There are as many ways to use language as there are people who use language.