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