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The Chaos

1920 poem written by Gerard Nolst Trenité demonstrating the irregularity of English spelling and pronunciation
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Summary

The Chaos is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (998 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Gerard Nolst Trenité[3]
  • Language of work or name: English[4]
  • Publication date: 1920[5], 1993[6]
  • Main subject: English phonology[7], English orthography[8]
  • Title: The Chaos[9]
  • First line: Dearest creature in Creation,[10]
  • Last line: My advice is—give it up![11]
  • Copyright status: public domain[12]
  • Form of creative work: poem[13]

Why It Matters

The Chaos has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-chaos_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Chaos}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-chaos}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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  1. 1d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → —
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    Author → Gerard Nolst Trenité
    Bookbrainz work id → f8904f3c-34fd-4c58-b8a0-576f2739a54f
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bookbrainz work id: f8904f3c-34fd-4c58-b8a0-576f2739a54f, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290269|batch #290269]]"
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