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  • jpcoh1J jpcoh1

    It appears that this topic is a "hornet's nest". For each person who wants to include a "new" word, someone else wants it excluded and vice versa. There are lots of dictionaries out there, and there are always going to be differences at the margin. I had understood that the way out of this conundrum is to use one standardised dictionary for all games, and I believe that what is known as SOWPODS is the Scrabble standard, although there is a different standard in N. America. Lexulous admin, why don't you cut through this confusion and adopt one or two optional standards (how about SOWPODS and the USA equivalent?) instead of your own version?

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    @jpcoh1 I don't think it's really that difficult. Most people who make valid suggestions for the removal of words usually have a good case put forward for why. The only ones that usually dont make sense are the overly sensitive women that dont like the word 'cunt.' (Or whatever derogatory term they decide to pick on that day.)

    Also, I'm pretty sure that Lexulous just synchronises it's dictionary with a third-party dictionary online. I find it very doubtful that they have their own. So to be honest, I'm not sure if it's even possible for them to remove words. They would probably either themselves have to contact the owners of the online dictionary they have synchronised their dictionary with, or synchronise it with a different dictionary. Which would probably explain why it never gets changed, because they simply can't be arsed!

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      @jpcoh1 I don't think it's really that difficult. Most people who make valid suggestions for the removal of words usually have a good case put forward for why. The only ones that usually dont make sense are the overly sensitive women that dont like the word 'cunt.' (Or whatever derogatory term they decide to pick on that day.)

      Also, I'm pretty sure that Lexulous just synchronises it's dictionary with a third-party dictionary online. I find it very doubtful that they have their own. So to be honest, I'm not sure if it's even possible for them to remove words. They would probably either themselves have to contact the owners of the online dictionary they have synchronised their dictionary with, or synchronise it with a different dictionary. Which would probably explain why it never gets changed, because they simply can't be arsed!

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      @l-j Yeah, Lex appears to use the latest official tournament word lists. That's a good thing.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASPA_Word_List
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_Scrabble_Words

      The best course of action for those serious about adding or removing certain words would be to contact Merriam-Webster and/or Collins.

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        @l-j Yeah, Lex appears to use the latest official tournament word lists. That's a good thing.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASPA_Word_List
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_Scrabble_Words

        The best course of action for those serious about adding or removing certain words would be to contact Merriam-Webster and/or Collins.

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        @dan Yeah, see, that makes more sense.

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          @lexulous said in Recommend addition/removal of words (2 May 2020):

          You may use this topic for recommending words to be added/removed from the Lexulous Word Lists.

          I'm growing increasingly annoyed at the endless continuation of this discussion, based on the initial stated premise, by lexulous, that Lexulous word lists exist that are open to modification and thus presumably have been and can continue to be edited.

          Is this the case or not? I believe we've established that it isn't, and yet there continue to be messages such as @jpcoh1's yesterday expressing the belief that words can actually be added or removed from the Lexulous lists. The situation could be corrected if it were only acknowledged and addressed. I suppose various solutions are possible, but one might be that @lexulous edit the original message to correct the misimpression, that this thread possibly be closed for further comments (if that's possible), and that a new thread or section be initiated with a less misleading name – "Discussion about words", for example, or anything avoiding the erroneous implication that exceptional changes to the Lexulous dictionaries can or will appear.

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            @l-j Yeah, Lex appears to use the latest official tournament word lists. That's a good thing.

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASPA_Word_List
            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_Scrabble_Words

            The best course of action for those serious about adding or removing certain words would be to contact Merriam-Webster and/or Collins.

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            @dan
            OK, thank you for this but I do think that Lexulous should clarify the issue officially on the site.

            Lexulous, please may we have a clear statement with regard to your word list somewhere on the site ?

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              @lexulous said in Recommend addition/removal of words (2 May 2020):

              You may use this topic for recommending words to be added/removed from the Lexulous Word Lists.

              I'm growing increasingly annoyed at the endless continuation of this discussion, based on the initial stated premise, by lexulous, that Lexulous word lists exist that are open to modification and thus presumably have been and can continue to be edited.

              Is this the case or not? I believe we've established that it isn't, and yet there continue to be messages such as @jpcoh1's yesterday expressing the belief that words can actually be added or removed from the Lexulous lists. The situation could be corrected if it were only acknowledged and addressed. I suppose various solutions are possible, but one might be that @lexulous edit the original message to correct the misimpression, that this thread possibly be closed for further comments (if that's possible), and that a new thread or section be initiated with a less misleading name – "Discussion about words", for example, or anything avoiding the erroneous implication that exceptional changes to the Lexulous dictionaries can or will appear.

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              @roymccoy Isn't this the thread/topic that started life as 'Please remove the word jew'? At some point I think the title was changed and general theme expanded, either by the admins (most likely) or by the original poster.

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                @roymccoy Isn't this the thread/topic that started life as 'Please remove the word jew'? At some point I think the title was changed and general theme expanded, either by the admins (most likely) or by the original poster.

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                @dan said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

                @roymccoy Isn't this the thread/topic that started life as 'Please remove the word jew'? At some point I think the title was changed and general theme was expanded, either by the admins (most likely) or by the original poster.

                I don't know, but it doesn't matter in regard to what Mistertoad and I are saying.

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                • ? A Former User

                  @roymccoy Isn't this the thread/topic that started life as 'Please remove the word jew'? At some point I think the title was changed and general theme expanded, either by the admins (most likely) or by the original poster.

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                  @dan 😂😂😂

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                  • L JL L J

                    @jrp32 looks like it's actually in the Cambridge dictionary as a noun

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                    @l-j It is shown as a noun in the Cambridge as a TRADEMARK with a capital B. If trademarks are valid, what is wrong, by that reasoning, with KENMORE and BOEING......

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                      @l-j It is shown as a noun in the Cambridge as a TRADEMARK with a capital B. If trademarks are valid, what is wrong, by that reasoning, with KENMORE and BOEING......

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                      @jrp32 sorry, what is?

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                        @jrp32 sorry, what is?

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                        @l-j
                        eBay

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                          @l-j
                          eBay

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                          @roymccoy oh. Yeah that doesn't make sense. God knows what's going on. I don't think Lexulous even know themselves! Lmao.

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                            @roymccoy oh. Yeah that doesn't make sense. God knows what's going on. I don't think Lexulous even know themselves! Lmao.

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                            @l-j I think, that because it started with a lower case letter 'e' (eBay) as is the convention for electronic devices and services, that a robot troller picked it up as a "valid" word, instead of the proper noun that it is. -- just a guess, now......

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                              @l-j I think, that because it started with a lower case letter 'e' (eBay) as is the convention for electronic devices and services, that a robot troller picked it up as a "valid" word, instead of the proper noun that it is. -- just a guess, now......

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                              @jrp32
                              I don't care. The discussion is pointless in any event as long as the implication remains that Lexulous has or is going to have its own vocabulary.

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                                @jrp32
                                I don't care. The discussion is pointless in any event as long as the implication remains that Lexulous has or is going to have its own vocabulary.

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                                @roymccoy Would find it very unlikely that lex would have own vocab in any language.

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                                  @l-j It is shown as a noun in the Cambridge as a TRADEMARK with a capital B. If trademarks are valid, what is wrong, by that reasoning, with KENMORE and BOEING......

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                                  @jrp32 Proper nouns are not usable words

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                                    Recommendation: Merriam Webster is pouty adjective
                                    \ ˈpau̇-tē
                                    poutier; poutiest
                                    Definition of pouty
                                    1: SULKY sense 1
                                    2: expressive of displeasure

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                                      Recommendation: Merriam Webster is pouty adjective
                                      \ ˈpau̇-tē
                                      poutier; poutiest
                                      Definition of pouty
                                      1: SULKY sense 1
                                      2: expressive of displeasure

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                                      @betterlate1-0 And here I thought M-W was a dictionary! 🤣😂😁

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                                        @betterlate1-0 And here I thought M-W was a dictionary! 🤣😂😁

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                                        @mapmakere certainly is but I copied and pasted while I thought of it..after pouty was refused.

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                                        • J jsm

                                          It is a simple noun - a person who is Jewish is a Jew. I don't think it is inherently derogatory although used that way by some.
                                          Lots of words that are used derogatorily are in Lex (SOWPODS). I agree it feels weird to play them, but - it's a word game.

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                                          @jsm using words or not using words are all a matter of choice but jew is always derogatory.

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