Howard Coles Jr. 21:56 2005-11-23:
There is NO Reason for it being there.
As someone else said, it wil always be a quistion of where to put the line.
Also, you can not have a different dictionary for every teaching level in every
culture and subculture. Even young people see lot of naughty
Howard wrote:
It must be removed or OpenOffice.org will become boycotted on many levels,
Possible, but not probable.
why on earth would any self respecting Word Processor maker put these in a
Thesaurus?
i) They are part of the English language. That they might be
considered to be
And the only thing worse than a:
...smug, sanctimonious, self righteous zealot who
demands everyone ascede to his warped ideas.
is a depraved, degenerate, vile, decadent, wicked
pervert that has no concept of responsibility or
respect!
--- Bob Holtzman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, 23 Nov
There is NO Reason for it being there. NONE! It must be removed or
Yes, there is. It is an English word, part of the language and the
English vocabulary. It has a meaning, therefore I expect to find it in
a dictionary. There are other words with the same or very similar
meaning therefore I
On Monday 21 November 2005 10:29 am, Robin Laing wrote:
Tim Wescott wrote:
CPHennessy wrote:
On Fri November 18 2005 03:08, Craig Herman wrote:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried, but I have
been
Verner Kjærsgaard wrote:
Søndag 20 november 2005 13:55 skrev Wangshanpo:
Craig Herman wrote:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried, but I have
been unsuccessful. I would like to use these at my
On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Howard Coles Jr. wrote:
On Monday 21 November 2005 10:29 am, Robin Laing wrote:
There is NO Reason for it being there. NONE! It must be removed or
OpenOffice.org will become boycotted on many levels, Schools, religious
organizations, and Governments, as well as
Can this thread PLEASE be moved to Discuss?
In a message dated 11/24/2005 10:09:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Howard Coles Jr. wrote:
On Monday 21 November 2005 10:29 am, Robin Laing wrote:
There is NO Reason for it being there. NONE!
Søndag 20 november 2005 13:55 skrev Wangshanpo:
Craig Herman wrote:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried, but I have
been unsuccessful. I would like to use these at my school, but with
these words in
Tim Wescott wrote:
CPHennessy wrote:
On Fri November 18 2005 03:08, Craig Herman wrote:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried, but I have
been unsuccessful. I would like to use these at my school, but
I think this was splendid example of the good in not censoring
dictionaries. I didn't have a a clue about the origin of the word. I
think it is great that the wikipedia could be used to clear up the
(unclear) root of the word.
OTOH isn't it common for dictionaries to mark words as vulgar? This
Henrik wrote:
OTOH isn't it common for dictionaries to mark words as vulgar?
Yes, but they also specify them for their _local_ market. There are
vulgarisms in British English that are innocuous in American English,
and vulgarism in American English that are innocuous in British
English.
And
But British English and American English use different dictionaries
already, don't they? Lots of words are spelled differently anyway,
/$
2005/11/20, Jonathon Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Henrik wrote:
OTOH isn't it common for dictionaries to mark words as vulgar?
Yes, but they also specify
2005/11/18, Craig Herman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I'm not necessarily trying to be a censor. What I was really concerned
about
was being forced to remove OpenOffice.org from the computers in my
classroom
because of those words. I looked them up in a school dictionary and they
were there also, so
2005/11/18, Wangshanpo [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Martin S wrote:
2005/11/18, Craig Herman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried, but I have
been unsuccessful. I would like to use these at
Craig wrote:
write a script or a program to re-write the text file with the offensive
thesaurus synonyms omitted.
Suggestions:
i) Make it easy for users to add/delete words using your script.
For example, somebody might want to add scat to the thesaurus
example you used.
Somebody else might
It is one issue if someone feels enough moral strength to decide what
words can be used and what not. For those poeple there really should
be a mechanism to delete entries from the dictionary/thesaurus.
OT rant
However, since those naughty words are part of the language, it would
be nice if they
Martin S wrote:
2005/11/18, Wangshanpo [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Martin S wrote:
2005/11/18, Craig Herman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried, but I have
been unsuccessful. I
and thesaurus if they want
to.
Craig
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From: Wangshanpo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 7:29 AM
To: users@openoffice.org
Subject: Re: [users] Profanity in the dictionary and thesaurus
Martin S wrote:
2005/11/18, Craig Herman [EMAIL
Good afternoon!
But if one looks at the origin of the word fuck, then one will wonder why
we even
use it.
Guess it depends on which origin you're referring to.
Fokken: to hit OR the acronym For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.
It doesn't matter, though. In the end Weird Al Jankovic was
Hodgins Family wrote:
Guess it depends on which origin you're referring to.
Fokken: to hit
Fact.
OR the acronym For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.
Garbage.
--
John W. Kennedy
But now is a new thing which is very old--
that the rich make themselves richer and not poorer,
which is the true
Hodgins Family wrote:
Guess it depends on which origin you're referring to.
Fokken: to hit
Fact.
OR the acronym For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.
Garbage.
--
John W. Kennedy
I have not heard of 'fokken' to hit. I have heard of the acronym, but from the
little
research that
Chris BONDE wrote:
Hodgins Family wrote:
Guess it depends on which origin you're referring to.
Fokken: to hit
Fact.
OR the acronym For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.
Garbage.
--
John W. Kennedy
I have not heard of 'fokken' to hit.
It's an old Germanic root, almost certainly the origin of
Just did a bit of pokin' (fikkin'?) around about this.
OR the acronym For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.
Garbage.
I am corrected. Thank you.
Fokken: to hit
Fact.
Fact, yes, in a narrow sense, since it also could mean bang, rub, penetrate,
copulate, be OR become refering to procreation.
Martin S wrote:
2005/11/18, Craig Herman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried, but I have
been unsuccessful. I would like to use these at my school, but with
these words in the
think a
user should have the ability to remove or add words and/or phrases from the
dictionary and thesaurus if they want to.
Craig
-Original Message-
From: Wangshanpo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 7:29 AM
To: users@openoffice.org
Subject: Re: [users] Profanity
@openoffice.org
Subject: RE: [users] Profanity in the dictionary and thesaurus
I'm not necessarily trying to be a censor. What I was really concerned
about
was being forced to remove OpenOffice.org from the computers in my
classroom
because of those words. I looked them up in a school dictionary
Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 9:42 AM
To: users@openoffice.org
Subject: RE: [users] Profanity in the dictionary and thesaurus
I strongly suspect that the f-bomb is not the only profanity in OOo's
dictionary. Has your school provided a list of verboten words that you
not bothered to Bolderize this dictionary so why pick on OOo?
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From: Craig Herman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 9:05 AM
To: users@openoffice.org
Subject: RE: [users] Profanity in the dictionary and thesaurus
I'm not necessarily
to.
Craig
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Martin S wrote:
2005/11/18, Craig Herman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
The word f**k
Probably because most people are more concerned with accuracy and not
censorship. My kids
use OOO instead of Word and I have never even thought about it. I would
prefer precious
resources to be spent on things that more people will need and use.
I know my kids would get more out of improving
Good morning!
It's cold up here this morning. So, I'm tossing some gas on the fire!
Why shouldn't the software offer the kids nice
alternatives to otherwise nasty words? Isn't this your original concern
anyway? If the kids already know the word enough to spell it correctly,
then I think
Nov 2005 11:12:24 -0500
Subject: RE: [users] Profanity in the dictionary and thesaurus
On Fri, 2005-11-18 at 10:42 -0500, Jekke Bladt wrote:
I strongly suspect that the f-bomb is not the only profanity in OOo's
dictionary. Has your school provided a list of verboten words that you
can cross
the
dictionary and thesaurus if they want to.
Craig
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Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 7:29 AM
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Martin S wrote:
2005/11/18
or add
words and/or phrases from the dictionary and thesaurus if they want
to.
Craig
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From: Wangshanpo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 7:29 AM
To: users@openoffice.org
Subject: Re: [users] Profanity in the dictionary and thesaurus
the
dictionary and thesaurus if they want to.
Craig
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Martin S wrote:
2005/11/18, Craig Herman [EMAIL
To: users@openoffice.org
Subject: RE: [users] Profanity in the dictionary
and thesaurus
The only instance I'd see this being an issue for
a school would be if you
typed in botch and you got f*ck up suggested as a
synonym. I checked and in
fact f*ck up is not suggested at all
On Fri November 18 2005 03:08, Craig Herman wrote:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried, but I have
been unsuccessful. I would like to use these at my school, but with
these words in the dictionary, I
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 11:49 AM
To: users@openoffice.org
Cc: Craig Herman
Subject: RE: [users] Profanity in the dictionary and thesaurus
Craig,
For an interim solution, I suggest that you remove/dusable the thesaurus at
least until you can edit the file
: G. Roderick Singleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 11:49 AM
To: users@openoffice.org
Cc: Craig Herman
Subject: RE: [users] Profanity in the dictionary and thesaurus
Craig,
For an interim solution, I suggest that you remove/dusable the thesaurus
CPHennessy wrote:
On Fri November 18 2005 03:08, Craig Herman wrote:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried, but I have
been unsuccessful. I would like to use these at my school, but with
these words in
Craig Herman wrote:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried, but I have
been unsuccessful. I would like to use these at my school, but with
these words in the dictionary, I don't think that will be possible.
On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 22:17 -0500, Caleb Marcus wrote:
Craig Herman wrote:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried, but I have
been unsuccessful. I would like to use these at my school, but with
these
Craig Herman wrote:
On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 22:17 -0500, Caleb Marcus wrote:
Craig Herman wrote:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried, but I have
been unsuccessful. I would like to use these at my
On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 22:36 -0500, Caleb Marcus wrote:
Craig Herman wrote:
On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 22:17 -0500, Caleb Marcus wrote:
Craig Herman wrote:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried,
Then you might as well just delete all dictionary files if you don't want to
make use of these functions.
Am Freitag, 18. November 2005 04.42 schrieb Craig Herman:
On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 22:36 -0500, Caleb Marcus wrote:
Craig Herman wrote:
On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 22:17 -0500, Caleb Marcus
Craig, usually the dictionary file is a plain text file with each word on a
separate line. There is such a file in the OOo install directory under
share\dict\ooo. I am not recommending you remove any words, and I cannot
guess what may happen if you do, I am simply pointing out information you
may
On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 22:04 -0700, Rodney R wrote:
Craig, usually the dictionary file is a plain text file with each word on a
separate line. There is such a file in the OOo install directory under
share\dict\ooo. I am not recommending you remove any words, and I cannot
guess what may happen
2005/11/18, Craig Herman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
The word f**k and the expression f**k up are in the dictionary and
thesaurus. Is it possible to remove these? I have tried, but I have
been unsuccessful. I would like to use these at my school, but with
these words in the dictionary, I don't think
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