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Subject:    [Aspell-user] considering word in master dictionary misspelled?
From:       Karl Berry <karl () freefriends ! org>
Date:       2016-08-29 21:17:44
Message-ID: 201608292117.u7TLHi1r015522 () freefriends ! org
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The word "wold" (wolds, wold's) is in the Aspell master English
dictionary (aspell -d en dump master | aspell expand | grep wold).

I would like to consider this word as a misspelling, i.e., as if it were
not in the master dictionary, so that
  echo wold | aspell list
would output "wold" instead of being silent.  (In my world, "wold"
is always a misspelling of "would", not the Old English word for a wood.)

Short of dumping all the words, removing the wold variants, and making a
new custom dictionary, is it possible?  For example, is there some way
in a personal dictionary, or some other file, to "override" (excise,
remove) an existing master dictionary entry?

I looked in the manual and did various searches to no avail.  One person
with essentially the same question did end up making a new dictionary:
https://ryanveach.com/146/aspell-custom-dictionary/

Any info appreciated.  --thanks, karl.


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