X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=r%2Fenable-sup%2Ftwl_enab.doc;fp=r%2Fenable-sup%2Ftwl_enab.doc;h=5e1875c66f6ac86f64e861901884c41cb7ee947f;hb=b13ea8a082364672c6de2b010e558211ff52ec9a;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hpb=01534a94130c1f5a3a230cf4fe18365a235ba271;p=deb_pkgs%2Fscowl.git diff --git a/r/enable-sup/twl_enab.doc b/r/enable-sup/twl_enab.doc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5e1875c --- /dev/null +++ b/r/enable-sup/twl_enab.doc @@ -0,0 +1,234 @@ + ENABLE vs. TWL98 +ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ + +The NSA updated "Tournament Word List" (TWL98) is the official reference +for tournament and club Scrabble (tm) play. It is available only to +members of the NSA. Some time ago, a list purporting to be the TWL98 list +appeared on the web. Because the TWL98 is not available to non-NSA +members, we are unable to verify that the posted list is in fact identical +to TWL98. However, Mendel and I believe it is likely that this list is +in fact TWL98. It includes the publicized differences between TWL98 +and earlier lists, and also contains some of the same errors that +characterized the DOOM list, from which the TWL98 list was supposedly +derived. + +When we downloaded the purported TWL98 list, we immediately compared it to +the original ENABLE list, discovering two errors in ENABLE, and five +judgment calls where we felt that TWL98 had made better choices than +we had. Accordingly, the words "discontinuaton" and "discontinuations", +which were erroneously omitted from ENABLE, were added. Additionally the +words "antidiabetics", "nonabstracts" and "overbreathings" were added. +These are all inflections of words given in MW10 without a part of speech. +However, all are plausible. Further, "antidiabetics" is listed in the +MW Medical Dictionary, and "nonabstracts" in RH Unabridged. Whether to +include these words is a judgment call, and we decided to add them. +Finally, as part of the "plural reform" effort for ENABLE2K, the plural +"salpiglosses", for which there is no evidence, was removed and replaced +by "salpiglossises", which was the only plural listed by the purported +TWL98. The omitted plural "tsutsugamushis", present in TWL98, was added +as well. + +The remaining differences between ENABLE (without signature words or new +MW10 words) and the purported TWL98 can be classified into three groups of +words, two being systematic differences, and then a small set of +miscellaneous differences. These differences are described below. + +The single biggest set of differences between purported TWL98 and ENABLE +is the result of the ENABLE2K "plural reform" (see PLURALS.DOC). Through +this effort, many questionable plurals in the earlier ENABLE (and in the +purported TWL98) were deleted, and a few new plurals were added. The +following plurals are present in the purported TWL98, but we can find no +convincing evidence of their validity: + +amyloidosises +appendicites +appendicitides +babesiosises +bronchites +bronchitides +cellulitides +cervicites +cervicitides +cholecystites +cholecystitises +conjunctivites +dermatites +diverticulites +endocardites +endocarditides +endocytosises +endometriosises +endometrites +endometritides +eneterocolites +eneterocolitides +epididymites +epididymitides +fibrosites +fibrositides +folliculites +folliculitides +gingivites +gingivitides +hallucinosises +heterozygosises +homozygosises +hyperhidrosises +laryngites +laryngitises +leatherleafs +leukocytosises +lymphanites +lymphanitides +lymphocytosises +mastoidites +mastoiditises +myelofibrosises +myocarsites +myocarsitides +myxomatosises +pediculosises +pericardites +pericarditises +periostites +periostitides +peritonites +peritonitides +pneumonites +pneumonitides +pollenosises +pollinosises +prediabeteses +premaxillas +prostatites +prostatitides +saccharomyceses +salpingites +salpingitides +scintillae +spondylites +spondylitides +tendinites +tendinitides +tendonites +tendonitides +thyroidites +thyroiditides +tonsillites +tonsillitides +tracheites +tracheitides +trichinosises +tympaniteses +urethrites +urethritides +vaginitises +valvulites +valvulitides + +Similarly, the following plurals were added to ENABLE, but are not present +in the purported TWL98: + +arteritises +carditides +gastritises +uveitides +vaginitides + +The other systematic source of differences between the purported TWL98 and +ENABLE has to do with the "also called" words (see DOOM_ENA.DOC). When +ENABLE was first released, one of its innovations was to add all the words +from MW10 referenced from other entries using a phrase like "also called +elliptical". These words are generally present in the purported TWL98 as +well as in ENABLE, but the purported TWL98 tends to omit the plurals of +"also-called" words which are nouns. Accordingly, the following plurals +are present in ENABLE, but left out of the purported TWL98: + +diamondbacks +ellipticals +exponentials +greaseproofs +hypoglossals +incandescents +trigeminals + + +Finally, we have a collection of miscellaneous differences between the two +lists. An annotated list of these differences follows. A word preceded +by a + is present in ENABLE but not in the purported TWL98, and the +opposite for a word preceded by a -. + ++anticolonials - "anticolonial" is listed by MW10 without a part of + speech. Random House Unabridged calls "anticolonial" a noun, + justifying the inclusion of a plural. ++antisubversives - MW10 lists no part of speech for "antisubversive". + While there is no evidence one way or the other, we find the + existence of a plural very plausible. +-antitakeovers - Again, no part of speech is listed. We find this plural + implausible, and chose not to include it, despite a citation by RH + Unabridged. +-bassett - This word was added to ENABLE as a result of the TWL98 + announcement, as an "also called" word, referenced from the MW10 + entry for "basset hound". The extra "t" was always a little + puzzling. The most recent edition of MW10 corrects the entry to + refer to "basset". We have therefore removed "bassett" and its + plural. +-bassetts - See above. ++chlorenchymata - There are a number of "-enchyma" words in MW10, none of + which is given an explicit plural. TWL98 uses the plural form + -enchymata for some of them but not for others. In the absence of + hard evidence, we have chosen to list this form for all such words. ++grandstanded - The correct past tense of "grandstand". +-grandstood - An absurd past tense of "grandstand". ++hypoglycemics - "hypoglycemic" is listed as a noun in MW10. ++interwrought - An implied past tense of "interwork". +-kafkaesque - This word is capitalized in MW10, and is rightfully not + present in ENABLE2K. ++mediterranean - Listed in MW10. +-nonconcurrents - "nonconcurrent" is listed by MW10 without a part of + speech. We consider this plural unconvincing and have chosen to + omit it, despite a citation by RH Unabridged. ++parenchymata - Another -enchyma plural (see above). +-potshotted - A ridiculous past tense for "potshot", directly contradicted + by both the MW10 entry and by OSPD (tm). ++predischarged - "predischarge" is listed in MW10 without a part of speech. + We have given it verb tenses, based on the entry in RH Unabridged. ++predischarging - See above. +-preluncheons - This is plausible, but "predinners" was removed from the + acceptable word list by the official TWL98 changes. If "predinners" + is invalid, then "preluncheons" is as well. ++premarketings - "premarketing" is listed by MW10 without a part of + speech. We believe it to be a noun, and have included a plural. + The situation is confused because the original TWL98 announcements + claimed that "premarketing" should be removed, despite its inclusion + in MW10. +-schmaltzier - We believe "schamltzier" and "schmaltziest" to be valid + words. However, they cannot be justified on the basis of MW10. We + therefore omit them from the ENABLE list proper, and have added them + as "signature words". +-schmaltziest - See above. +-superheavies - "superheavy" is listed by MW10 without a part of speech. + We see no reason to suppose it should be considered a noun. +-superjumbos - Similarly, we have no reason to imagine that "superjumbo" + is considered a noun. ++trapeziums - Listed in MW10. +-ultrarights - Removed from ENABLE by analogy with the official TWL98's + rejection of "ultralefts". +-uncoatings - "uncoating" is listed by MW10 without a part of speech. We + find this plural quite implausible, and can find no evidence that + "uncoating" is accepted as a noun. + + +[It should be noted that the TWL98 addition of "starfruit" and +"starfruits" was based on an error in the definition of the word +"carambola" which has been corrected in the most recent editions of +MW10. These words will be removed from the ENABLE2K list the next time +it is revised.] + + +--- +Scrabble is a trademark of the Milton Bradley Co., Inc. +The OSPD is a trademark of the Milton Bradley Co., Inc. + + +--Alan Beale