How to Use the Taxi
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"How to Use the Taxi" is a humorous essay by Umberto Eco that satirically dissects the social rituals and absurdities of taking a taxi in modern urban life.
All labels observed (1)
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| How to Use the Taxi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13822613 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Use the Taxi Context triple: [How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays, hasEssay, How to Use the Taxi]
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A.
GrabTaxi
GrabTaxi is a Southeast Asian ride-hailing and transportation platform that began as MyTeksi in Malaysia before expanding regionally under the Grab brand.
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B.
Taksi
Taksi was a Jurchen chieftain of the late Ming period and the father of Nurhaci, whose lineage helped lay the foundations for the later Qing dynasty.
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C.
Uber Pool
Uber Pool is a ride-sharing service from Uber that matches multiple passengers heading in similar directions to share a car and split the fare.
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D.
Metro Call-A-Ride
Metro Call-A-Ride is a paratransit service providing door-to-door transportation for riders with disabilities and mobility challenges in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
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E.
Taxi
Taxi is a critically acclaimed American sitcom that aired from 1978 to 1983, following the lives of New York City cab drivers and their dispatcher, and is celebrated for its ensemble cast and blend of comedy and pathos.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Use the Taxi Target entity description: "How to Use the Taxi" is a humorous essay by Umberto Eco that satirically dissects the social rituals and absurdities of taking a taxi in modern urban life.
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A.
GrabTaxi
GrabTaxi is a Southeast Asian ride-hailing and transportation platform that began as MyTeksi in Malaysia before expanding regionally under the Grab brand.
-
B.
Taksi
Taksi was a Jurchen chieftain of the late Ming period and the father of Nurhaci, whose lineage helped lay the foundations for the later Qing dynasty.
-
C.
Uber Pool
Uber Pool is a ride-sharing service from Uber that matches multiple passengers heading in similar directions to share a car and split the fare.
-
D.
Metro Call-A-Ride
Metro Call-A-Ride is a paratransit service providing door-to-door transportation for riders with disabilities and mobility challenges in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
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E.
Taxi
Taxi is a critically acclaimed American sitcom that aired from 1978 to 1983, following the lives of New York City cab drivers and their dispatcher, and is celebrated for its ensemble cast and blend of comedy and pathos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.