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“In English, the most-common word is ‘the,’ then ‘of,’ then ‘to,’ then ... um, I think it’s ‘in.’ And, yes, ‘in,’ or whatever it is, is used one-quarter as often as ‘the.’ ” “But surely that’s just a quirk of English, isn’t it?” said Caitlin, shifting slightly on the table. “No, it’s the same in Japanese.” He rattled off some words in that language. “Those are the four most common, and they appear in the same inverse ratio.”
This inverse ratio applies to dolphin songs, too.”
