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  • MistertoadM Mistertoad

    @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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    @mistertoad would just be nice if they revealed the dictionaries used.

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      @mistertoad would just be nice if they revealed the dictionaries used.

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      @betterlate1-0 said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

      @mistertoad would just be nice if they revealed the dictionaries used.

      It's no secret.
      https://forum.lexulous.com/topic/197/dictionary-and-letter-distribution/3

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        @roymccoy
        PATTYCAKE appears on various websites but dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster only list it as PATTY-CAKE i.e. a combination of two separate words.

        You can test words to see if they are maybe valid for Scrabble here:
        https://scrabble.hasbro.com/en-us/tools#dictionary

        It's a bit of a mare's nest really - here's just one site which has PATTYCAKE as a valid word:
        https://thegeniusofplay.org/genius/play-ideas-tips/play-ideas/patacake.aspx

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          @betterlate1-0 said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

          @mistertoad would just be nice if they revealed the dictionaries used.

          It's no secret.
          https://forum.lexulous.com/topic/197/dictionary-and-letter-distribution/3

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          @roymccoy 'Tis a secret! The thread you quote comes to no definite conclusion - merely started another round of speculation 🙂

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          • MistertoadM Mistertoad

            @roymccoy
            PATTYCAKE appears on various websites but dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster only list it as PATTY-CAKE i.e. a combination of two separate words.

            You can test words to see if they are maybe valid for Scrabble here:
            https://scrabble.hasbro.com/en-us/tools#dictionary

            It's a bit of a mare's nest really - here's just one site which has PATTYCAKE as a valid word:
            https://thegeniusofplay.org/genius/play-ideas-tips/play-ideas/patacake.aspx

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            @mistertoad in the uk, if someone searches 'sync my website with an online dictionary', the first result is the Cambridge Dictionary. I'm yet to find a word on Lex that isn't on there as a valid word so it's very likely that the Lex dictionary is synchronised with the Cambridge Dictionary website. So from now on if people want to moan about words they should probably contact them.... I'm sure they'll be really interested in people's opinions 😂

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              @sillypsybin
              It won't take PATTYCAKE – argh!

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              @roymccoy sorry to tell you pattycake is really patty-cake . Hyphenated words are not used.

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                @roymccoy sorry to tell you pattycake is really patty-cake . Hyphenated words are not used.

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                @betterlate1-0 said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

                @roymccoy sorry to tell you pattycake is really patty-cake . Hyphenated words are not used.

                Thank you ever so much for informing me in this regard.

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                • MistertoadM Mistertoad

                  @roymccoy
                  PATTYCAKE appears on various websites but dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster only list it as PATTY-CAKE i.e. a combination of two separate words.

                  You can test words to see if they are maybe valid for Scrabble here:
                  https://scrabble.hasbro.com/en-us/tools#dictionary

                  It's a bit of a mare's nest really - here's just one site which has PATTYCAKE as a valid word:
                  https://thegeniusofplay.org/genius/play-ideas-tips/play-ideas/patacake.aspx

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                  @mistertoad said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

                  PATTYCAKE appears on various websites but dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster only list it as PATTY-CAKE i.e. a combination of two separate words.

                  I could care less. I was only goofing on sillypsybin's PATAPHYSICAL.

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                    @l-j said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

                    I'm sure they'll be really interested in people's opinions

                    I'm not sure if that was sarcasm or not 🙂
                    I would think that the people compling dictionaries have to be aware of what the opinion of the general public is, yes? It's not just an academic exercise.

                    I imagine they would have be interested in people's opinions.

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                      @mistertoad said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

                      PATTYCAKE appears on various websites but dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster only list it as PATTY-CAKE i.e. a combination of two separate words.

                      I could care less. I was only goofing on sillypsybin's PATAPHYSICAL.

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                      @roymccoy said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

                      I could care less. I was only goofing on sillypsybin's PATAPHYSICAL.

                      And a mere toad is expected to know this, how?
                      🙂

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                      • MistertoadM Mistertoad

                        @roymccoy said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

                        I could care less. I was only goofing on sillypsybin's PATAPHYSICAL.

                        And a mere toad is expected to know this, how?
                        🙂

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                        @mistertoad
                        I had no expectations.

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                        • MistertoadM Mistertoad

                          @roymccoy 'Tis a secret! The thread you quote comes to no definite conclusion - merely started another round of speculation 🙂

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                          @mistertoad said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

                          'Tis a secret! The thread you quote comes to no definite conclusion - merely started another round of speculation

                          I've seen similar explanations elsewhere. The "US" dictionary is one and the "UK" is another. Since the dictionary is in the game I don't see any compelling reason to be concerned with the particular editions.

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                            @mistertoad said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

                            PATTYCAKE appears on various websites but dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster only list it as PATTY-CAKE i.e. a combination of two separate words.

                            I could care less. I was only goofing on sillypsybin's PATAPHYSICAL.

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                            @roymccoy PATTY-PHYSICAL is hyphenated. I looked it up on Wiki. 😂

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                            • MistertoadM Mistertoad

                              @l-j said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

                              I'm sure they'll be really interested in people's opinions

                              I'm not sure if that was sarcasm or not 🙂
                              I would think that the people compling dictionaries have to be aware of what the opinion of the general public is, yes? It's not just an academic exercise.

                              I imagine they would have be interested in people's opinions.

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                              @mistertoad fair point. Ok well it's taken a while but I have found what looks like a genuine word removal/addition request board for the Cambridge Dictionary so maybe if people are serious about getting words added or removed from the dictionary they should try using this. There's also a list of current words that they are asking people to vote on whether they believe should be added or not. I'm assuming to add a word to this list, you just click 'leave comment' at the top. Here it is https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/

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                                @roymccoy PATTY-PHYSICAL is hyphenated. I looked it up on Wiki. 😂

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                                @sillypsybin said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

                                PATTY-PHYSICAL is hyphenated. I looked it up on Wiki.

                                I've requested the unhyphenated variant at dictionaryblog.cambridge.org.

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                                  @sillypsybin said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

                                  PATTY-PHYSICAL is hyphenated. I looked it up on Wiki.

                                  I've requested the unhyphenated variant at dictionaryblog.cambridge.org.

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                                  @roymccoy Phew! I'm much relieved now.

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                                    EXOTHERM is a word. Please add it to your list of approved words.

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                                      I thought GAMEPLAN was a single word these days. I was wrong.

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                                        I thought GAMEPLAN was a single word these days. I was wrong.

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                                        @dan said in Recommend addition/removal of words:

                                        I thought GAMEPLAN was a single word these days. I was wrong.

                                        I was going to say you were right and that it could be – citing Google, which I expected to deliver tons of one-word GAMEPLANs. It did – but nearly all of the first hundred of them were proper nouns, so it looks like you were basically wrong after all.

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

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                                          @lexulous Please add the word Gaelic. This is the language that is spoken in Scotland, and just as Welsh or French or many other languages are allowable words, I do not understand why Gaelic is not included.

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