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------- Additional comments from [email protected] Wed Feb 16 17:34:02 +0000 2011 ------- PROBLEM WORDS, submit autocorrect suggestions in plain text A number of problem words were created by Microsoft's spelling mistakes. Because of Microsoft's total domination in the United States, these errors have been compounded a billions times in the past dozen years. Some words are entering the language. The surprising thing is that more words haven't been subverted, but that most intelligent people still continue to write "point-blank" instead of the ugly Microsoft "pointblank." Microsoft handled things by just removing essential hyphens. After all, no sense paying for programmers, or for anyone who knew even a smattering of the English language. These problem words have to be checked every year. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) monitors ten thousand transitional words on a daily basis. The OED now accepts the following nouns as one word, and they may be included in en_US.dic (they are missing from my version): airbag airbase lifebuoy waterhole - one word OED, all other dictionaries, two words Note the following key words: "all right" - the only correct usage. "alright" not acceptable "point-blank" (Microsoft's word, "pointblank," not acceptable) The preferred choice for "cafe" is now without an accented e. The OED has "razor blade." Everyone else uses "razorblade." The American Heritage Dictionary has "mockup," "mahjong," and "housepainter." OED and others use "mock-up." Almost everyone uses "mah-jongg" and "house painter." (May want to put "mah-jongg" in the autocorrect list.) The OED has "hot plate" and "hot pot," but Collins English Dictionary has these as one word. Here are some words I really hate to look up every year. Real dictionaries list them as two words. This isn't a complete list, but these words are noted in the attached autocorrect suggestions file. bean sprouts black light coal mine con man, con men drift net drop kick fire truck floor show fly swatter [one dic. has flyswatter as second-rate choice] gun battle hair dryer ice pack land mine love child milk shake nose cone school day six-shooter [hyphenation is correct, as here] staff room [British usage, a teachers' lounge, one word] tea bag tea leaves trash can water mill Hunspell does not handle hyphenated words, but these can be substituted using the autocorrect feature of Open Office. Also some accented words aren't found by Hunspell, and they are in the list, as well as recommendations for various word substitutions. The fifteen-page plain text file is attached. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
