Learned by Reading
In Wikipedia:
I. e., ad populum only proves that a belief is “popular”, not that it is “true”.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP I.) (NNP e) (. .)) (, ,)
(NP (NN ad) (NN populum)))
(ADVP (RB only))
(VP (VBZ proves)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT a) (NN belief))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP ('' '') (JJ popular) ('' '')) (, ,)
(SBAR (RB not) (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP ('' '') (JJ true) ('' '')))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I love being mature, contrary to popular belief.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP love)
(S (VP (AUXG being)
(ADJP (ADJP (JJ mature)) (, ,)
(ADJP (JJ contrary)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
It is sung to the same tune as Roddy McCorley. Contrary to popular belief, South was not actually from the area of Garryowen, this being poetic licence on the part of the writer.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN sung)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN tune)))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (JJ Roddy) (NNP McCorley)))
(. .))))
(CC )
(S (ADJP (JJ Contrary)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP South))
(VP (AUX was) (RB not) (ADVP (RB actually))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN area))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Garryowen)))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (DT this))
(VP (AUXG being)
(NP (NP (JJ poetic) (NN licence))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN part))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT the) (NN writer))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Contrary to popular belief, there appears to be growing dissatisfaction with sports violence.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (JJ Contrary)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief))))
(, ,)
(NP (EX there))
(VP (VBZ appears)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (NP (VBG growing) (NN dissatisfaction))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NNS sports) (NN violence)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Contrary to popular belief. nrg files are not ISO images with. nrg extension and a header attached.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (JJ Contrary)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief) (. .))))
(NP (NN nrg) (NNS files))
(VP (AUX are) (RB not)
(NP (JJ ISO) (NNS images))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (. .) (NN nrg) (NN extension)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN header))
(VP (VBN attached)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Contrary to the popular belief, it’s something even Matsumoto takes quite seriously.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (JJ Contrary)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (JJ popular) (NN belief))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(NP (NP (NN something))
(SBAR (S (NP (RB even) (NNP Matsumoto))
(VP (VBZ takes) (ADVP (RB quite) (RB seriously))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Even though such a belief is very popular, the reality does not support such an argument.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (RB Even) (IN though)
(S (NP (PDT such) (DT a) (NN belief))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ popular)))))
(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NN reality))
(VP (AUX does) (RB not)
(VP (VB support)
(NP (PDT such) (DT an) (NN argument))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Contrary to popular belief, not every guy will accept the offer of’ ’ free ass.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (JJ Contrary)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief))))
(, ,)
(NP (RB not) (DT every) (NN guy))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB accept)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN offer))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (: ') ('' ') (JJ free) (NN ass.) (POS ')))
(: ')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And, contrary to popular belief, this strategy actually can be Good Business in media – as “Baby and Child Care’ ’ proved in 1946 by becoming the most successful English – language nonfiction bestseller other than the Bible itself.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC And) (, ,) (ADVP (JJ contrary)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief))))
(, ,)
(NP (DT this) (NN strategy)) (ADVP (RB actually))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB be)
(NP (JJ Good) (NN Business))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NNS media)) (: -)
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (VP (POS ') ('' ')
(NP (NN Baby) (CC and) (NN Child) (NN Care)) ('' '))))
(: ')
(VP (VBD proved)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (CD 1946)))
(PP (IN by)
(S (VP (VBG becoming)
(NP (DT the)
(ADJP (RBS most) (JJ successful)) (NNP English)))
(: -)
(NP (NP (NP (NN language) (NN nonfiction) (NN bestseller))
(ADJP (JJ other)
(PP (IN than)
(NP (DT the) (NNP Bible)))))
(NP (PRP itself))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
) Under this legal definition, the Irish diaspora is considerably smaller than popular belief – some 3 million persons, of whom 1.2 million are Irish – born emigrants.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (-RRB- -RRB-)
(S (PP (IN Under)
(NP (DT this) (JJ legal) (NN definition)))
(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (JJ Irish) (NN diaspora))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (ADJP (RB considerably) (JJR smaller))
(PP (IN than)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief)))
(: -) (FRAG (NP (NP (DT some) (QP (CD 3) (CD million)) (NNS persons)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHPP (IN of) (WHNP (WP whom)))
(S (NP (CD 1.2) (CD million))
(VP (AUX are)
(ADJP (JJ Irish)))
(: -)
(NP (VBN born) (NNS emigrants)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Contrary to popular belief, Barry Manilow is NOT sick, according to an acquaintance of his.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (JJ Contrary)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Barry) (NNP Manilow))
(VP (AUX is) (RB NOT)
(ADJP (JJ sick)) (, ,)
(PP (VBG according)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN acquaintance))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ his))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
According to popular belief, the Somanis were initially involved in business and now moving towards industries, professions etc.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (VBG According)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (DT the) (NNPS Somanis))
(VP (AUX were) (ADVP (RB initially))
(VP (VBN involved)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN business)))
(CC and) (ADVP (RB now))
(PP (VBG moving)
(PP (IN towards)
(NP (NNS industries) (, ,) (NNS professions) (NN etc.))))))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
) On top of I myself insisted that the popular belief in regard to the “Forebears in connection with Water god’ ’ (a set forth that occurs 41 nowness inward – bound the Colored Form touching the Praise meeting, 106 state of affairs inwards the documents in relation with the At home and 650 historical present an in autocratic skull session thereupon the unexpected 60’s.) was I will not longer absolute, having been in and out replaced and subsumed answerable to the theology touching’ ‘communio’ ’.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (-RRB- -RRB-)
(PP (IN On)
(NP (NN top)))
(SBAR (IN of)
(S (NP (NP (PRP I))
(NP (PRP myself)))
(VP (VBD insisted)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ popular) (NN belief))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN regard))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) ('' ') ('' ') (NNS Forebears))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN connection))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NNP Water) (NNP god) (POS ')) ('' ') (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (FRAG (NP (DT a) (NN set)) (ADVP (RB forth))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (VP (VBZ occurs)
(NP (CD 41) (NN nowness)) (ADVP (RB inward)))))
(: -)
(VP (VBN bound)
(S (S (NP (DT the) (NNP Colored) (NN Form))
(VP (VBG touching)
(NP (DT the) (NN Praise) (NN meeting))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (NP (CD 106) (NN state))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS affairs))))
(VP (VBZ inwards)
(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS documents))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN relation))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (NNP At) (NN home)))
(CC and)
(NP (CD 650) (JJ historical) (NN present)))
(PP (DT an) (IN in)
(NP (NP (JJ autocratic) (NN skull) (NN session))
(NP (RB thereupon) (DT the) (JJ unexpected) (CD 60) (POS 's)))))
(. .)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))
(VP (AUX was)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD will) (RB not)
(ADJP (RB longer) (JJ absolute)) (, ,)
(S (VP (AUXG having)
(VP (AUX been) (ADVP (IN in) (CC and) (IN out))
(VP (VBN replaced) (CC and) (VBN subsumed)
(ADJP (JJ answerable)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN theology) (NN touching) (POS '))))
('' ')
(NP (FW communio) ('' ') ('' ')))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
One examplary finding John Lagerling, head of Google’s Wireless Business in the region, publicly shares: Contrary to popular belief, traffic on mobile Google doesn’t get a big bump in the morning (when millions of Japanese commute to work and school) but peaks from 6pm through bed – time at 1am.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NP (CD One) (JJ examplary) (NN finding))
(SBAR (S (NP (NP (NNP John) (NNP Lagerling)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (NN head))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Google) (POS 's)) (NNP Wireless) (NN Business)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN region))))
(, ,)) (ADVP (RB publicly))
(VP (VBZ shares)))))
(: :)
(S (ADVP (JJ Contrary)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (NN traffic))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (JJ mobile) (NNP Google))))
(VP (AUX does) (RB n't)
(VP (VB get)
(NP (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ big) (NN bump))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN morning)))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (NP (NNS millions))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Japanese))))
(VP (NN commute)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN work) (CC and) (NN school)))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))
(CC but)
(NP (NP (NNS peaks))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NNS 6pm)))))
(PP (IN through)
(NP (NN bed)))
(: -)
(NP (NP (NN time))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NN 1am))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Contrary to popular belief or notion, the possession of material wealth is not a blessing but comes as the result of blessing.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (JJ Contrary)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief) (CC or) (NN notion))))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN possession))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN material) (NN wealth))))
(VP (VP (AUX is) (RB not)
(NP (DT a) (NN blessing)))
(CC but)
(VP (VBZ comes)
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN result))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN blessing))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
All of these predictions, despite popular belief at the time, proved to be incorrect.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT All))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT these) (NNS predictions))))
(, ,)
(PP (IN despite)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief)))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NN time)))
(, ,)
(VP (VBD proved)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX be)
(ADJP (JJ incorrect)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Pc game developers and publishers upon thousands of people downloading a game without it or I find a free alternative contrary to popular belief you can try out a game demo to. pletely modernized version of a game in the same genre, but an even greater challenge download the free demo version today! system (which saves you a lot of downloading.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NN Pc) (NN game) (NNS developers) (CC and) (NNS publishers))
(PP (IN upon)
(NP (NP (NNS thousands))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS people))
(VP (VBG downloading)
(NP (DT a) (NN game))
(PP (IN without)
(NP (NP (PRP it)) (CC or)
(NP (PRP I)))
(VP (VBP find)
(S (NP (DT a) (JJ free) (NN alternative))
(ADJP (JJ contrary)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB try) (PRT (RP out))
(NP (DT a) (NN game) (NN demo))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (. .) (PRN (ADVP (RB pletely))
(NP (NP (NP (JJ modernized) (NN version))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN game))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN genre)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(NP (NP (DT an)
(ADJP (RB even) (JJR greater)) (NN challenge))
(SBAR (S (VP (VB download)
(NP (DT the) (JJ free) (NN demo) (NN version) (NN today)))
(. !)))
(NN system))
(SBAR (-LRB- -LRB-) (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (VBZ saves)
(NP (PRP you))
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN lot))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN downloading)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I was wondering if it was popular in America because contrary to popular british belief you do in fact get irony and even more so than the average british adult, just look at anything Larry David touches.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG wondering)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ popular))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP America)))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (ADVP (JJ contrary)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ popular) (JJ british) (NN belief))))
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX do)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN fact)))
(VP (VB get) (UCP (NP (NN irony)) (CC and) (ADVP (ADVP (RB even) (RBR more) (RB so))
(SBAR (IN than)
(S (NP (DT the) (JJ average) (JJ british) (NN adult)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (VB look)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (NN anything))
(SBAR (S (NP (NNP Larry) (NNP David))
(VP (NNS touches)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Contrary to popular belief, the space actually seems larger and I can *n’t wait to accessorize with my vintage collection of gold – framed mirrors that survived the move.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (JJ Contrary)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ popular) (NN belief))))
(, ,)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN space)) (ADVP (RB actually))
(VP (VBZ seems)
(ADJP (JJR larger))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (NNP *) (RB n't)
(VP (VB wait)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB accessorize)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ vintage) (NN collection))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN gold)) (: -)
(NP (NP (VBN framed) (NNS mirrors))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD survived)
(NP (DT the) (NN move)))))
(. .)))
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