What Do You Do in San Francisco?
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"What Do You Do in San Francisco?" is a short story by Raymond Carver, featured in his collection *Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?*, that explores themes of alienation, misunderstanding, and human connection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| What Do You Do in San Francisco? canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12875758 — 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: What Do You Do in San Francisco? Context triple: [Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, containsShortStory, What Do You Do in San Francisco?]
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A.
What Do You Do
"What Do You Do" is a song by Scottish band The Proclaimers, featured on their 1988 album *Sunshine on Leith*.
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B.
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
"What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?" is a classic romantic pop standard, often performed as a holiday song, that has been widely covered by numerous vocalists since its introduction in the mid-20th century.
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C.
What Do You Want?
"What Do You Want?" is a 1959 British pop single by Adam Faith that became one of his biggest hits and a defining song of his early career.
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D.
Do You...
"Do You..." is a smooth, soulful R&B track by Miguel that blends sensual lyrics with atmospheric production and showcases his distinctive vocal style.
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E.
What's That You're Doing?
"What's That You're Doing?" is a song by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, featured on McCartney's 1982 album "Tug of War."
- 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: What Do You Do in San Francisco? Target entity description: "What Do You Do in San Francisco?" is a short story by Raymond Carver, featured in his collection *Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?*, that explores themes of alienation, misunderstanding, and human connection.
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A.
What Do You Do
"What Do You Do" is a song by Scottish band The Proclaimers, featured on their 1988 album *Sunshine on Leith*.
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B.
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
"What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?" is a classic romantic pop standard, often performed as a holiday song, that has been widely covered by numerous vocalists since its introduction in the mid-20th century.
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C.
What Do You Want?
"What Do You Want?" is a 1959 British pop single by Adam Faith that became one of his biggest hits and a defining song of his early career.
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D.
Do You...
"Do You..." is a smooth, soulful R&B track by Miguel that blends sensual lyrics with atmospheric production and showcases his distinctive vocal style.
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E.
What's That You're Doing?
"What's That You're Doing?" is a song by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, featured on McCartney's 1982 album "Tug of War."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Raymond Carver ⓘ |
| collection |
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
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linked to:
"Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?"
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| firstPublishedInCollection |
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
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linked to:
"Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?"
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| genre |
realist fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| includedIn | Raymond Carver bibliographies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | minimalism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
concise prose
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dialogue-driven ⓘ understated narration ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorPeriod | early Raymond Carver fiction ⓘ |
| publicationType | short story collection component ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | McGraw-Hill ⓘ |
| setting |
San Francisco
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| subjectMatter |
emotional distance
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interpersonal relationships ⓘ ordinary lives ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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communication breakdown ⓘ human connection ⓘ marital tension ⓘ misunderstanding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: What Do You Do in San Francisco? Description of subject: "What Do You Do in San Francisco?" is a short story by Raymond Carver, featured in his collection *Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?*, that explores themes of alienation, misunderstanding, and human connection.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
“Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?” by Raymond Carver