Spelling and dictionary questions (was: RE: English Dictionary )

Now spelling and dictionary has hit the list, I wonder:

Does the dictonary follow some standard format?
If not: Why not? If any standard exist, a standardization group like the W3C
should follow (one of) those standards and so should a tool like Amaya.

If the dictionaries do follow a standard, include a link to this standard in
the documentation. Questions like this can be pointed to the information
with the (used) spelling and dictionary standard.

CBee.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles McCathieNevile [mailto:charles@w3.org]
> Subject: Re: English Dictionary 
> 
> I would support adding them in the distributed dictionary.
> 
> Chaals
> 
> On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Irene Vatton wrote:
> 
>   > I think the names Charles and John are common enough to be in the

I would not add any names to the base dictionary: Names tend to vary in
spelling and names can be mixed with typo's of normal words.

Names should go in a secondary names dictionary: Names don't change when the
language changes, Names have a more defined case (first character needs to
be a capital).


>   > dictionaries.  Also, perhaps "doesn't" can be added.
> 
>   I suggest you to add them in your personal dictionary. The 
> first time Amaya
>   stops on
>   these names click "Skip (+dic)".

You're right: THen the spellchecker can correct me on Charles since I don't
know any Charles.


CBee

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