Re: Thank you, Michael Jørgensen (Was: Crossword generator)
From: Michael Mendelsohn (keine.Werbung.1300_at_msgid.michael.mendelsohn.de)
Date: 11/15/04
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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
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Still an attentive ear he lent Her speech hath caused this pain
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