X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=6%2Fr%2Fenable-sup%2Fospdadd.doc;fp=6%2Fr%2Fenable-sup%2Fospdadd.doc;h=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hb=b13ea8a082364672c6de2b010e558211ff52ec9a;hp=125fa1f2430c656d6ffa4e5c6639c1893e687c78;hpb=01534a94130c1f5a3a230cf4fe18365a235ba271;p=deb_pkgs%2Fscowl.git diff --git a/6/r/enable-sup/ospdadd.doc b/6/r/enable-sup/ospdadd.doc deleted file mode 100644 index 125fa1f..0000000 --- a/6/r/enable-sup/ospdadd.doc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ - THE OSPDADD LIST -ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ - -As I assembled the 2DICTS.LST file, I also worked on gathering together -words from the five source dictionaries which met the requirements for -OSPD (r). The resulting file, OSPDADD.LST, contains approximately -6,500 words from these dictionaries of eight characters or less (plus -their inflections) that are not listed in OSPD. - -As with the 2DICTS.LST file, I did not attempt to include or exclude -words on grounds of taste, preference or personal disagreement with the -sources. There were a few blatant errors, such as AHD4's description of -"boppish" as a noun, despite the adjectival definition and example, and -a few entries which were far more likely to be typographical errors -than accurate reflections of the compilers' intent, such as the listing -by Encarta of "shadkanim" as a plural of "shadkhan". When how to -correct such errors was clear, I did so; otherwise, I simply omitted -the dubious entries. - -I used the techniques described in PLURALS.DOC for deciding on the -plural forms of nouns whose plurals were not readily obvious, when -information from the source dictionaries was missing or muddled. - -Like 2DICTS.LST, OSPDADD.LST is certain to contain erroneous words and -to omit valid words from its sources. Nevertheless, it clearly points -out the need for another revision of OSPD, and should be highly useful -for any who prefer not to wait. - - - -The OSPD is a trademark of the Milton Bradley Co., Inc. - - - ---Alan Beale