unswept
(with a nod to markr)
mac11 wrote:The only words that are unacceptable are words that yield this message when you search at www.m-w.com: "The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary."
If you get any other result, it's a usable word for the game.
This means that you ARE using the MWUD. Why not just make the game simple and leave it as it was - words in the MWOD. Otherwise, you might as well make the MWUD the official dictionary, because it contains everything that's in the MWOD and then some.
But one must pay a subscription to use the unabridged dictionary.
I'm actually using the same rules I used before the change at the
www.m-w.com . It was how I explained to newbies that they could use the word "cars" or "foxes" or whatever despite the fact that they don't actually appear on the website.
mac11 wrote:But one must pay a subscription to use the unabridged dictionary.
I'm actually using the same rules I used before the change at the
www.m-w.com . It was how I explained to newbies that they could use the word "cars" or "foxes" or whatever despite the fact that they don't actually appear on the website.
I understand your point, and the reasons why you've made the change, but come on Mac, if it's in the MWOD then it will be displayed with a "definition". Keeping it this simple avoids having to be concerned with sidebar references to the MWUD.
How is it simpler to not accept "unwept"?
Mac: I take your point about explaining the issue regarding plurals e.g. "cars" or "foxes" - but typing in any word that someone believes to be a plural will usually be clarified by the fact that the MWOD will display the base NOUN for the word. This is evidence that the plural is acceptable.
e.g. type in "cars" and the definition for "car" is returned, and it is a noun, which is why the MWOD returned a definition.
e.g. type in "foxes" and the definition for "fox" is returned, and it is a noun, which is why the MWOD returned a definition, however, it displays "foxes" as a plural so as to distinguish from the normal rule of adding an 's'.
Other examples are "loci" which returns with a referral citation to "locus" and explains that loci is the plural of locus. etc, etc.
