Re: [Aspell-user] Adding hyphenated words to private dictionaries

[Lars Aronsson]

Art Smoot wrote:
> > No.  The correct thing to do is first check if "co-counsel" is in the
> > dictionary, than if not check both parts.  Aspell does not support this
> > behavior yet.
> 
> I would agree with that assessment, but still the basic question is how do 
> you 
> get "co-counsel" into the dictionary? 

Today, Aspell first defines which characters can go into the words 
of a language, and then only these characters can be used in the 
dictionary.  It ought to be the other way around:  If the 
dictionary contains "address@hidden" than that should be a valid 
word, not because it contains valid letters but because it is in 
the dictionary.  There should be no need for a classification of 
letters, as this could be derived from the dictionary.  This would 
not only allow "co-counsel" but also "Absolut Vodka" to be a 
"word" in the dictionary, even if "Absolut" on its own is not.


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