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I bet you can't stop using the word "the" for 5 minutes. It's because it is the most common word used in the English language. Here are the rest of them.

	the
	of
	and
	a
	to
	in
	is
	you
	that
	it
	he
	for
	was
	on
	are
	as
	not
	but
	what
	all
	were
	when
	we
	there
	can
	an
	your
	which
	their
	said
	if
	do
	into
	has
	more
	her
	two
	like
	him
	see
	time
	could
	no
	make
	than
	first
	been
	its
	water
	long
	little
	very
	after
	words
	called
	just
	where
	most
	know
	get
	through
	back
	much
	before
	think
	also
	around
	another
	came
	come
	work
	three
	word
	must
	because
	does
	part
	even
	place
	well
	with
	his
	they
	at
	be
	this
	from
	I
	have
	or
	by
	one
	had
	will
	each
	about
	how
	up
	out
	them
	then
	she
	many
	some
	so
	these
	would
	who
	now
	people
	my
	made
	over
	did
	down
	only
	way
	find
	use
	may
	other
	go
	good
	new
	write
	our
	used
	me
	man
	too
	any
	day
	same
	right
	look
	such
	here
	take
	why
	things
	help
	put
	years
	different
	away
	again
	off
	went
	old
	number

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Source: Shaywitz MD, Sally, Overcoming Dyslexia, AA Knopf 2003

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