paper vs say

paper

noun
  • A scholastic essay. 

  • A written document that reports scientific or academic research and is usually subjected to peer review before publication in a scientific journal (as a journal article or the manuscript for one) or in the proceedings of a scientific or academic meeting (such as a conference, workshop, or symposium). 

  • A sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water. 

  • A written document, generally shorter than a book (white paper, term paper), in particular one written for the Government. 

  • Any financial assets other than specie. 

  • A paper packet containing a quantity of items. 

  • Wallpaper. 

  • A newspaper or anything used as such (such as a newsletter or listing magazine). 

  • An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock. 

  • Wrapping paper. 

  • A set of examination questions to be answered at one session. 

  • Money. 

  • A university course. 

  • A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application. 

  • A substance resembling paper secreted by certain invertebrates as protection for their nests and eggs. 

adj
  • Insubstantial (from the weakness of common paper) 

  • Made of paper. 

  • Planned (from plans being drawn up on paper) 

  • Having a title that is merely official, or given by courtesy or convention. 

verb
  • To apply paper to. 

  • To paste the endpapers and flyleaves at the beginning and end of a book before fitting it into its covers. 

  • To submit official papers to (a law court, etc.). 

  • To enfold in paper. 

  • To document; to memorialize. 

  • To fill (a theatre or other paid event) with complimentary seats. 

  • To give public notice (typically by displaying posters) that a person is wanted by the police or other authority. 

  • To sandpaper. 

say

noun
  • Essay; trial; attempt. 

  • Tried quality; temper; proof. 

  • A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision. 

  • Trial by sample; assay; specimen. 

  • A strainer for milk. 

adv
  • Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach. 

  • For example; let us assume. 

intj
  • Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion 

verb
  • Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis. 

  • To tell, either verbally or in writing. 

  • To indicate in a written form. 

  • To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact. 

  • To recite. 

  • To pronounce. 

  • To try; to assay. 

  • To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker. 

  • To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. 

How often have the words paper and say occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )