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<div class="moz-signature">Heya,<br>
<br>
Just to let you know that currently I am maintaining the GB and ZA
dictionaries, as everyone knows.<br>
<br>
I have also been working on the US for months.<br>
<br>
I believe I have a stable version of it, but I would rather not
rush things.<br>
<br>
After a few extra refinements in my app, Proofing Tool GUI (PTG),
two or three patterns for automatic conversion of GB to US for
some words, I will move to the CA and AU.<br>
<br>
The procedure is simple:<br>
Depending on the language variant, I convert to -IZE or -ISE, and
then I compare Kevin Atkinson's wordlists with my GB one and
analyse word by word to see to which variant they belong.<br>
<br>
For specific US, CA and AU, I have a list of words that will allow
removal of specific words from GB and a list to append to the
region-specific ones.<br>
<br>
So far, I must have a list of around 3000 words to append to the
US.<br>
<br>
But I must not be eager and take things calmly, so I want to try
to wait until 1-JAN before I replace Kevin's versions with mine.<br>
<br>
In a few days, I will start working on the CA one, and after I am
satisfied, I will start working on the AU one, which will be the
easiest one, I believe.<br>
<br>
This procedure takes its time and must be carefully planned and
done.<br>
<br>
Somewhere in 2026 or 2027 I am planning the 5th generation of
English dictionaries (V 5.0), which will remove all PFX flags from
the .AFF file and use only SFX flags.<br>
<br>
Using PFXs makes it very difficult to find words in my app and
makes it impossible to merge flags of both types, thus the
thousands of duplicate words in the final wordlists.<br>
<br>
This is the news, I just need to focus on the task.<br>
<br>
<br>
Kind regards from,<br>
>Marco A.G.Pinto<br>
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