[Corpora-List] Wonky ngrams

[Brett Reynolds]

Can anyone explain why "in spite of" would have a higher frequency than "in
spite" in the following graph from Google ngrams?

 
http://goo.gl/u7J3F

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Brett Reynolds
English Language Centre
Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Lakeshore Campus
Toronto, Ontario
Phone: 416-675-6622 ex. 3106

brett.reynolds at humber.ca

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