COCA Exercise

       When the professor asked us to search three words with COCA, I didn't know want words I wanted to search for. So a stupid idea just came up my mind--"Why not start with my English name?" and then I typed "Cathy."

Example 1:

Cathy (n.)

Frequency: 3150
Meaning: A female first name.
Example:

My example: Hi, my name is Cathy, you can just call me Cat.

    So I checked many of the examples on COCA, and I realize that "Cathy" almost has no other meanings but a name. Unlike my friends' names, there are Bonnie, a little rabbit; Lily, a kind of flower, and so on.


Example 2:

Stranger (n.)

Frequency: 10248
Meaning: someone who you don't know.
Example:

My example: I don't like to talk to stranger, please don't force me to.

Example 3:

Elegant (adj.)

Frequency: 8916
Meaning: describe someone or something is very graceful and beautiful.
Example:

My example: Lady Mary was so elegant that all the gentlemen at the ball couldn't help but keep looking at her.