X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?p=deb_pkgs%2Fscowl.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=7.1%2Fr%2Fenable-sup%2Ftwl_enab.doc;fp=7.1%2Fr%2Fenable-sup%2Ftwl_enab.doc;h=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hp=5e1875c66f6ac86f64e861901884c41cb7ee947f;hb=b13ea8a082364672c6de2b010e558211ff52ec9a;hpb=01534a94130c1f5a3a230cf4fe18365a235ba271 diff --git a/7.1/r/enable-sup/twl_enab.doc b/7.1/r/enable-sup/twl_enab.doc deleted file mode 100644 index 5e1875c..0000000 --- a/7.1/r/enable-sup/twl_enab.doc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,234 +0,0 @@ - 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