Radio Words

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I have Radio 4 on most of the day and have noticed that as I read a word at the exact moment it is also spoken on the radio. I have tried to contemplate how to work out the odds of this happening but cannot get anywhere near a solution apart from thinking it must be something to do with the number of words (different words?) spoken on R4 compared to the number I read during a certain period. I did start to record these words but soon got bored: Below are the ones I did record. Regards Tony Ross Important, police, guns, city, know, midday, temptation, description, mentioned, people, go-down, room, great, more, tourist, married, yourself, yourself, Jim, standing, time Paris, garden, family, Catholic, worth it, gilded, murder,14, brand, years, cash, security, steaks (stakes), alive, magic, form, progressive, skull, world, down, law, studio, energy, mrs, what to do, forward, clear, long, images, Britain, back, studies, no, passengers, good morning, yes, London, church, mail (male), burly (Burleigh) Adam Seldom
Total votes: 219
Date submitted:Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:23:57 +0000Coincidence ID:5031