From left, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images;J. Scott Applewhite/Associated PressWords Used at the Democratic and Republican National ConventionsSpeakers at the Democratic National Convention used more than 109,000 words over four days in Chicago this week. Their choice of words and phrases contrasts the themes and ideas of last month’s Republican National Convention. Excluding common and routine words, the most frequently spoken words at the Democratic convention were:A similar number of words were spoken at the Republican convention in Milwaukee last month, with speakers using more than 110,000 words over four days. Speakers at the Democratic convention leaned into words about liberty and patriotism, mentioning “freedom” 227 times compared with 67 times at the Republican convention. Words like “woman,” “joy” and “weird” were also used more often by Democratic speakers.

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