Re: missing words, lots of them
These words, 830 of them, were obtained by intersecting the words in a number of lexicons and then subtracting the words in /usr/share/dict/web2. This all done with words that contain only lowercase letters. You'll find those words at the end of this message. Should you take even a cursory look at this list, I expect you'll be appalled at the words that are not in the lexicon. The point is *not* that these words should be added. The point is that a cursory, in-my-sleep check of the word list shows glaring deficiencies. A serious audit of the list will find way many more missing words (I did a preliminary -- think ~50,000-100,000 missing words if it is supposed to approximate the contents of an unabridged dictionary.) Anyway, I'm willing to create a replacement list, if it's likely to actually get used. Wondering if anything became of this It would be nice to have a relatively complete word list. http://www.puzzlers.org/secure/wordlists/dictinfo.html contains a good summary of publically available word lists. IMHO, the ENABLE list mentioned there (http://www.puzzlers.org/secure/wordlists/enable_readme.txt) seems like a good candidate for a drop-in replacement Joe To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message
missing words, lots of them
These words, 830 of them, were obtained by intersecting the words in a number of lexicons and then subtracting the words in /usr/share/dict/web2. This all done with words that contain only lowercase letters. You'll find those words at the end of this message. Should you take even a cursory look at this list, I expect you'll be appalled at the words that are not in the lexicon. The point is *not* that these words should be added. The point is that a cursory, in-my-sleep check of the word list shows glaring deficiencies. A serious audit of the list will find way many more missing words (I did a preliminary -- think ~50,000-100,000 missing words if it is supposed to approximate the contents of an unabridged dictionary.) Anyway, I'm willing to create a replacement list, if it's likely to actually get used. Missing words: == abbreviated aborning absentminded academia acknowledgment actuate addictive adios aerospace affairs affianced aficionado aforementioned agonized agonizing agribusiness airborne airflow airline airs airspace airspeed alleged allowed aloes aloha alphanumeric ammoniac analog anechoic anomie antebellum antecedents antidisestablishmentarianism antimatter antimicrobial antipasto antiperspirant anytime appetizing apples appointed arbitrage archives arrears artwork ashtray assembled asserted attested audiovisual authors autocorrelation automate automation auxiliaries avionics awed backpack backstairs bags baklava balls bananas bandwagon bandwidth bans baptistry barbell barracks barrens baseline bawdy beatnik becalmed became bedraggled beep began begot belongings biased bidden bifocals bijection bimetallic binoculars biofeedback biomass biomedicine blabbermouth blacklist bleachers blew blinders blinkers blond bloodstream boatyard bobsledding boldface boogie boson botulinus bouncy bounds boutique box boyfriend braggadocio brainchild brainstorm bratwurst breathtaking briefcase brindle brindled brinkmanship britches brouhaha buckskins bugs bullshit bullyboy bumbling bunkmate burdened burger busboy butterflies buttocks byte cacciatore cannonball capita cards careerism cartwheel cassette castanets catalog caulk caveman challenging chambers changeover charged checklist checkpoint children chipboard chops chorale chromaticness ciao circuitry clannish classics classify classless clericals clipboard clippers clomp clueless cm coastline combo computerize coney confer cons contend contrabassoon contrived conveyor cookie cooperate cooperation cooperative coordinate coordination copywriter cordless cords corduroys corned corticosteroid councillor counterproductive courses coven coverall cowgirl cowpoke credits creeps critter crocked crud cuffs curia curtsey damaging damnedest danged dated dateline deadweight debug decencies decoder decor decrypt dedicated deli demo demodulate demur demythologize denims deprived desegregate despatch destined destruct diminished directions disadvantaged disembodied dishonesty distended disulfide disused divertimento dividers dogleg dominations dominions donnybrook doubleheader doubles downs downwards drily droppings drops dryer duce ducks duds dues dumbfound dumps dystopia eastwards eatables ecstatics ecumenicist edibles eggbeater einsteinium elan electromyography elevenses emaciated emancipated endgame enervated epoxy equities ergo erstwhile esprit esthete estranged evenings expecting expertise extramarital eyeglasses fallout falsity famed famished fantasize farmland fatigued fatso feathers feet feints femme fermion fermium ferroelectric fete fewer fiberglass fief fieldstone filigreed finicky fireworks fisticuffs fjord flamethrower flashback flashbulb flats floats floorboard fluorocarbon foiled fond footloose forensics forgave forgiven forklift forsook foxed frag frazzled fresher freshwater frostbitten frustrated fumed futures gadgetry geese gigahertz gills gimbals girlfriend gizmo glim glob globetrotter goddamn goddamned goggles goodbye gooey grapheme greatest greenbelt groceries grooved groundhog gunfight gunslinger gutsy hadron haiku hairstyle hammered handcrafted handlebar hands handyman hang hangover harassed hardboard hardened hards hardtop hardworking harken harrumph has haunted haunting heads headwaters heated heaves heist held hellfire helluva hereabouts heres heroics hibachi hid hideout hightail hijacker hipster histrionics hoagy holography homecoming honky hooray hooves hopping horrified horseshoes hubris hype icosahedron idiolect idyll immersed implied impoverished improvised incised inclined including incorporating industrials inherited innards instructions integrated interdisciplinary interfaith interferon intransigence intro ironic irons irritated isometrics itemized ivories jackboot jackpot jacks jaundiced jaws jeepers jetliner jiggered jigging jigsaw jockstrap jumbled junkie karat kcal keystroke kg kid kidding killjoy kilohertz kitsch klutz km knives knockwurst krill
Re: missing words, lots of them
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These words, 830 of them, were obtained by intersecting the words in a number of lexicons and then subtracting the words in /usr/share/dict/web2. [snip] The point is *not* that these words should be added. The point is that a cursory, in-my-sleep check of the word list shows glaring deficiencies. A serious audit of the list will find way many more missing words (I did a preliminary -- think ~50,000-100,000 missing words if it is supposed to approximate the contents of an unabridged dictionary.) This is to be expected. The word list was created from an very old Webster dictionary, because the copyright had to expire before it could be used in an open source dictionary. Anyway, I'm willing to create a replacement list, if it's likely to actually get used. That would be a welcome contribution to the project. Missing words: [Lots of them deleted] Just my EUR.02 -Christoph Sold To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message
Re: missing words, lots of them
Christoph Sold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is to be expected. The word list was created from an very old Webster dictionary, because the copyright had to expire before it could be used in an open source dictionary. I know. :) However, there are several lexicons that have acceptable copyrights. E.g., the Moby list, though I have some reservations about it, is public domain. So there's no good reason to live with an archaic list. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-hackers in the body of the message
