Re: Thank you, Michael Jørgensen (Was: Crossword generator)

From: Michael Mendelsohn (keine.Werbung.1300_at_msgid.michael.mendelsohn.de)
Date: 11/15/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 00:42:50 +0100

The following makes for a nice puzzle idea, at least.

Mensanator schrieb:
> For posting this link:
> > I used a dictionary consisting of 115879 words based on the public domain
> > portion of "The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary"
> > downloaded from
> > <http://www.translatum.gr/dictionaries/download-english.htm>

> because these html files are riddled with errors and a couple corrupt
> entries were giving my regular expression parser fits.

I wouldn't be surprised if Project Gutenberg has several dictionaries.

> Others are a little harder. I still haven't figured this one out:
>
> Utilitarian ... /iming at utility as distinguished from beauty

"Aiming". Conformed my guess by looking it up.

Cheers
Michael 

-- 
Still an attentive ear he lent        Her speech hath caused this pain
But could not fathom what she meant   Easier I count it to explain
She was not deep, nor eloquent.       The jargon of the howling main
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