> On 9 Oct 2020, at 08:52, Denis Maier <denisma...@mailbox.org> wrote:
>
> Am 08.10.2020 um 19:05 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm:
>> \starttext
>>
>> {EN: \en\hyphenatedcoloredword{applicable}}
>>
>> {DE: \de\hyphenatedcoloredword{applicable}}
>>
>> \stoptext
>>
> Wow, that's super helpful. The English pattern seems to be "ap-plic-a-ble"
> According to Meriam-Webster it should just be "ap·pli·ca·ble".
>
> {EN: \en\hyphenatedcoloredword{obligate}} gives me "ob-lig-ate"
> According to Meriam-Webster it should be "ob·li·gate".
>
> I've had a look at the files mentioned by Tomáš, but as these are not just
> wordlists I can not really tell what is happening.
>
> So, is that a bug?
Not really. hyphenation patterns are a bit like applying JPEG compression to
a dictionary. It makes the data size smaller by recognising patterns while
ignoring outliers.
Occasional errors are to be expected, which is why \hyphenation exists.
Best wishes,
Taco
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