wordnet.lha utility/scientific - Comments

Phantom (94.71.104.71) @ 31 Mar 2011, 03:08.17

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:08:17 +0200

By: Phantom (94.71.104.71)

Thanx for the update. :)

Daniel (78.150.106.251) @ 21 Dec 2010, 01:41.31

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:41:31 +0100

By: Daniel (78.150.106.251)

Very useful program, thanks!

Lodz (77.237.14.178) @ 19 Dec 2010, 09:07.44

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 09:07:44 +0100

By: Lodz (77.237.14.178)

Yes New Version !!!!I love this program!

Daniel Jedlicka (85.207.251.244) @ 21 Jan 2010, 09:55.36

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:55:36 +0100

By: Daniel Jedlicka (85.207.251.244)

What blooper do you mean? "People" is both a noun and a verb, and the screenshot shows the verbal part of the word's meaning.

kilaueabart (72.235.12.137) @ 21 Jan 2010, 09:22.10

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:22:10 +0100

By: kilaueabart (72.235.12.137)

Just out of curiosity, is the blooper in the second screen shot, re "people" as a verb, Princeton's?

Daniel Jedlicka (85.207.251.244) @ 21 Jan 2010, 12:58.30

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:58:30 +0100

By: Daniel Jedlicka (85.207.251.244)

The WordNet content is based on natural English so it also includes taboo words. They are part of the language after all and people frequently use them - it's the society that labels them as "taboo". You can find dirty words even in learners dictionaries like OALD (Oxford) or LDCE (Longman). It's common lexicographer practice nowadays. 
 
Glad you like the program!

kas1e (78.36.130.237) @ 21 Jan 2010, 12:08.03

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:08:03 +0100

By: kas1e (78.36.130.237)

That fanny that this database know words like "fuck, motherfucker, coward and so on" :) 
Anyway nice one, expectualy with c:say and flite.device.

Daniel Jedlicka (85.207.251.244) @ 04 Sep 2009, 07:58.26

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:58:26 +0200

By: Daniel Jedlicka (85.207.251.244)

Thanks for your positive comments everyone! I'm glad you find the program useful. 
 
@jaokim 
I admit the ARexx interface is simplistic - and I only added it as part of my own learning of how arexx.class actually works. I'm currently working on another OS4 project so no extensions to WordNet's ARexx interface are planned at the moment. Still, thanks for the idea, it's an interesting one.

Hivernaal (194.5.134.185) @ 03 Sep 2009, 09:07.43

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:07:43 +0200

By: Hivernaal (194.5.134.185)

Thank you very much for this excellent work, it's very usefull !

jaokim (85.24.170.227) @ 02 Sep 2009, 08:58.43

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:58:43 +0200

By: jaokim (85.24.170.227)

Very nice! 
A really welcome addition would be the possibility to search for words and get info back with some ARexx commands. Basically 
"SEARCH_SYNONYMS couch potato" and get the string "idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum" back, without going through the GUI. This could then be used in a texteditor, for instance. 
 
Anyway, keep up the good work!

PEB (75.34.32.34) @ 01 Sep 2009, 06:24.25

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:24:25 +0200

By: PEB (75.34.32.34)

Very nice! 
The browser you made for this works well (easy to use). 
Thanks!