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      roymccoy @Mistertoad last edited by

      @mistertoad
      Or, preferably, correct the cockup.

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        betterlate1 0 @roymccoy last edited by

        @roymccoy most people police their own

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          betterlate1 0 @b birney last edited by

          @b-birney Sorry but, every definition of jew is pejorative. As long as it is not a proper noun, it is intended as an insult

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            roymccoy @L J last edited by roymccoy

            @l-j

            Also, not sure if anyone else has noticed but the word 'myspace' (the social media website from 00s) is in the Lexulous dictionary!

            How about "ebaying"?

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              jrp32 @roymccoy last edited by

              @roymccoy said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

              @l-j

              Also, not sure if anyone else has noticed but the word 'myspace' (the social media website from 00s) is in the Lexulous dictionary!

              How about "ebaying"?

              I came across "ebay" as a valid word on Lex UK. That is a new level of ridiculous if you expect a game with defined, adhered to, rules.

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                L J @jrp32 last edited by

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

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                  roymccoy @L J last edited by roymccoy

                  @l-j
                  I would have amazonned yesterday, but I had other things to do.

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                    lolamoth @lexulous last edited by

                    @lexulous Wakanda is a fictional placename. Please remove it.

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                      jpcoh1 last edited by

                      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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                        L J @jpcoh1 last edited by L J

                        @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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                          Dan @L J last edited by Dan

                          @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 @Dan last edited by

                            @dan Yeah, see, that makes more sense.

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                              roymccoy last edited by

                              @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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                                Mistertoad @Dan last edited by

                                @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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                                  Dan @roymccoy last edited by Dan

                                  @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 @Dan last edited by roymccoy

                                    @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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                                      L J @Dan last edited by

                                      @dan 😂😂😂

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                                        jrp32 @L J last edited by jrp32

                                        @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 @jrp32 last edited by

                                          @jrp32 sorry, what is?

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                                            roymccoy @L J last edited by

                                            @l-j
                                            eBay

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