The Polysyllabic Spree
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The Polysyllabic Spree is Nick Hornby’s humorous, essay-style book chronicling his reading life, literary obsessions, and book-buying habits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Polysyllabic Spree canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2240717 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Polysyllabic Spree Context triple: [Nick Hornby, wrote, The Polysyllabic Spree]
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A.
Words I Might Have Ate
"Words I Might Have Ate" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their early album "Kerplunk."
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B.
Rhymes & Reasons
Rhymes & Reasons is a 1972 studio album by singer-songwriter Carole King that continues her blend of introspective lyrics and soft rock/pop arrangements following the success of Tapestry.
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C.
Goodbye to Language
Goodbye to Language is a 2014 experimental 3D film by French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard that explores fractured communication, perception, and the limits of cinema through a fragmented, essay-like narrative.
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D.
Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged
Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged is a character from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide universe, an immortal being who copes with endless life by traveling the cosmos to insult every sentient being in alphabetical order.
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E.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Polysyllabic Spree Target entity description: The Polysyllabic Spree is Nick Hornby’s humorous, essay-style book chronicling his reading life, literary obsessions, and book-buying habits.
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A.
Words I Might Have Ate
"Words I Might Have Ate" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their early album "Kerplunk."
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B.
Rhymes & Reasons
Rhymes & Reasons is a 1972 studio album by singer-songwriter Carole King that continues her blend of introspective lyrics and soft rock/pop arrangements following the success of Tapestry.
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C.
Goodbye to Language
Goodbye to Language is a 2014 experimental 3D film by French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard that explores fractured communication, perception, and the limits of cinema through a fragmented, essay-like narrative.
-
D.
Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged
Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged is a character from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide universe, an immortal being who copes with endless life by traveling the cosmos to insult every sentient being in alphabetical order.
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E.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
Nick Hornby
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classics ⓘ contemporary literature ⓘ reading habits ⓘ |
| author | Nick Hornby ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nick Hornby’s reading life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
ⓘ
literary essays ⓘ |
| hasPart |
book reviews
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literary criticism ⓘ personal reflections ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
column-like essays
ⓘ
conversational prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
book-buying habits
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books ⓘ literature ⓘ reading ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person essays ⓘ |
| notableFor | witty commentary on reading ⓘ |
| publisher | McSweeney's ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
book lovers
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readers ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
| workOf | Nick Hornby ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Polysyllabic Spree Description of subject: The Polysyllabic Spree is Nick Hornby’s humorous, essay-style book chronicling his reading life, literary obsessions, and book-buying habits.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.