Take a Girl Like You
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Take a Girl Like You is a 1960 novel by British author Kingsley Amis that follows a young woman's romantic and moral struggles in contemporary England, blending social comedy with sharp satire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Take a Girl Like You canonical | 2 |
| Take a Girl Like You (1970 film) | 1 |
| Take a Girl Like You (BBC television serial) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8510227 — 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: Take a Girl Like You Context triple: [Kingsley Amis, notableWork, Take a Girl Like You]
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A.
A Girl Like You
"A Girl Like You" is an R&B song performed by American singer Kevon Edmonds, known for his smooth vocals and emotive ballad style.
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B.
A Girl Like Me
A Girl Like Me is Rihanna’s second studio album, featuring a blend of Caribbean-influenced pop and R&B that helped establish her as an international star.
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C.
That Girl
"That Girl" is a 1981 R&B/soul single by Stevie Wonder, known for its smooth groove, synthesizer-driven production, and chart success in the early 1980s.
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D.
That Girl
"That Girl" is a soulful, trip-hop-influenced song by Canadian singer-songwriter Esthero, showcasing her smooth vocals and genre-blending style.
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E.
That Girl
"That Girl" is a soulful R&B/pop song by Justin Timberlake from his 2013 album The 20/20 Experience.
- 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: Take a Girl Like You Target entity description: Take a Girl Like You is a 1960 novel by British author Kingsley Amis that follows a young woman's romantic and moral struggles in contemporary England, blending social comedy with sharp satire.
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A.
A Girl Like You
"A Girl Like You" is an R&B song performed by American singer Kevon Edmonds, known for his smooth vocals and emotive ballad style.
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B.
A Girl Like Me
A Girl Like Me is Rihanna’s second studio album, featuring a blend of Caribbean-influenced pop and R&B that helped establish her as an international star.
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C.
That Girl
"That Girl" is a 1981 R&B/soul single by Stevie Wonder, known for its smooth groove, synthesizer-driven production, and chart success in the early 1980s.
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D.
That Girl
"That Girl" is a soulful, trip-hop-influenced song by Canadian singer-songwriter Esthero, showcasing her smooth vocals and genre-blending style.
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E.
That Girl
"That Girl" is a soulful R&B/pop song by Justin Timberlake from his 2013 album The 20/20 Experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedToFilmYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| author |
Kingsley Amis
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Kingsley Amis
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Jonathan Miller ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar |
Hayley Mills
ⓘ
Oliver Reed ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
ⓘ
romantic fiction ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Take a Girl Like You (1970 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Take a Girl Like You
Take a Girl Like You (BBC television serial) ⓘ
linked to:
Take a Girl Like You
|
| literaryMovement | postwar British fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jenny Bunn
ⓘ
Patrick Standish ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of changing sexual mores in mid-20th-century Britain ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingsley Amis bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gollancz ⓘ |
| settingLocation | England ⓘ |
| settingTime | contemporary 1960s England ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationFormat | television serial ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationNetwork | BBC ⓘ |
| theme |
class and social mobility
ⓘ
hypocrisy in modern society ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ sexual morality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Take a Girl Like You Description of subject: Take a Girl Like You is a 1960 novel by British author Kingsley Amis that follows a young woman's romantic and moral struggles in contemporary England, blending social comedy with sharp satire.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sir Kingsley Amis
linked to: Take a Girl Like You
linked to: Take a Girl Like You