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          english - flag format for English _o_k_s_p_e_l_l dictionaries

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          English dictionaries for _o_k_s_p_e_l_l(1) supports 3 prefix and 14
          suffix flags.  For a detailed description of how _o_k_s_p_e_l_l
          handles flags and capitalization, see _o_k_s_p_e_l_l(4).  This
          manual page only describes flags usable in dictionaries
          built using the _e_n_g_l_i_s_h._a_f_f affix file.

          In the following discussion of the flags, let # and @ be
          "variables" that can stand for any letter.  Upper case
          letters are constants.  "..." stands for any string of zero
          or more letters, but note that no word may exist in the
          dictionary which is not at least 2 letters long, so, for
          example, "fly" may not be produced by placing the "Y" flag
          on "f".  Also, no flag is effective unless the word that it
          creates is at least 4 letters long, so, for example, "wed"
          may not be produced by placing the "D" flag on "we".

          In the following list, an asterisk indicates that a flag
          participates in cross-product formation (see _o_k_s_p_e_l_l(4)).

          The meaning of the prefix flags is as follows:

          *A
               ... --> re...  as in cover --> recover

          *I
               ... --> in...  as in firm --> infirm

          *U
               ... --> un...  as in able --> unable

          The meaning of the suffix flags is as follows:

          V
               ...e --> ...ive  as in create --> creative
               if # .ne. e, ...# --> ...#ive  as in prevent -->
                    preventive

          *N
               ...e --> ...ion  as in create --> creation
               ...y --> ...ication  as in multiply --> multiplication
               if # .ne. e or y, ...# --> ...#en  as in fall -->
                    fallen

          *X
               ...e --> ...ions  as in create --> creations
               ...y --> ...ications  as in multiply -->
                    multiplications
               if # .ne. e or y, ...# --> ...#ens  as in weak -->



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                    weakens

          H
               ...y --> ...ieth  as in twenty --> twentieth
               if # .ne. y, ...# --> ...#th  as in hundred -->
                    hundredth

          *Y
               ... --> ...ly  as in quick --> quickly

          *G
               ...e --> ...ing  as in file --> filing
               if # .ne. e, ...# --> ...#ing  as in cross --> crossing

          *J
               ...e --> ...ings  as in file --> filings
               if # .ne. e, ...# --> ...#ings  as in cross -->
                    crossings

          *D
               ...e --> ...ed  as in create --> created
               if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@ied  as in
                    imply --> implied
               if # .ne. e or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i, o, or u)
                    ...@# --> ...@#ed  as in cross --> crossed or
                    convey --> conveyed

          T
               ...e --> ...est  as in late --> latest
               if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@iest  as in
                    dirty --> dirtiest
               if # .ne. e or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i, o, or u)
                    ...@# --> ...@#est  as in small --> smallest or
                    gray --> grayest

          *R
               ...e --> ...er  as in skate --> skater
               if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@ier  as in
                    multiply --> multiplier
               if # .ne. e or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i, o, or u)
                    ...@# --> ...@#er  as in build --> builder or
                    convey --> conveyer

          *Z
               ...e --> ...ers  as in skate --> skaters
               if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@iers  as in
                    multiply --> multipliers
               if # .ne. e or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i, o, or u)
                    ...@# --> ...@#ers  as in build --> builders or
                    slay --> slayers

          *S



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               if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@ies  as in
                    imply --> implies
               if # .eq. s, x, z, or h, ...# --> ...#es  as in fix -->
                    fixes
               if # .ne. s, x, z, h, or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i,
                    o, or u) ...@# --> ...@#s  as in bat --> bats or
                    convey --> conveys
               if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@iness  as in
                    cloudy --> cloudiness
               if # .ne. y, or @ = a, e, i, o, or u, ...@# -->
                    ...@#ness  as in late --> lateness or gray -->
                    grayness

          *M
               ... --> ...'s  as in dog --> dog's

          To summarize more briefly:

          Prefixes:
               *A - re
               *I - in
               *U - un

          Suffixes:
               V - ive
               *N - ion, tion, en
               *X - ions, ications, ens
               H - th, ieth
               *Y - ly
               *G - ing
               *J - ings
               *D - ed
               T - est
               *R - er
               *Z - ers
               *S - s, es, ies
               *P - ness, iness
               *M - 's

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