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From: bill@ur-cvsvax.UUCP (Bill Vaughn)
Newsgroups: net.bugs.4bsd
Subject: Re: spell fix
Message-ID: <267@ur-cvsvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 14:48:08 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 11 14:48:08 1986
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> Index:	usr.bin/spell/spell.sh 4.2BSD
> 
> Description:
> 	Words that are present in the spell "stop" file, i.e.
> 	visable, acter, will be included in the misspelled words.
> 
> Repeat-By:
> 	Use spell on a file that contains many of these words and rack
> 	your brains over why it complains.
> 

I think you got your files crossed.  The 'stoplist' contains exceptions
to the rules 'spell' uses to derive words from root words and a sizable list
of prefixes and suffixes.  Hence any words in common between your input
and the stoplist will be in spell's output.

'visable' and 'acter'  ARE misspelled after all, aren't they?

Aside:
I guess a case could be made for NOT including words from the stoplist
in the spell 'history' file.  It would require a second sort however.

Bill Vaughn
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bill%ur-cvsvax@rochester.arpa