Re: [libreoffice-users] Would it be "OK" to have an Urban dictionary words. . .

On 01/12/2013 11:04 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
> I was looking at some articles and one mentioned the "Urban 
> Dictionary".  This seems to be a list of "English Language Slang" 
> words and phrases.
>
> Would that be something that would be useful as a add on dictionary to 
> LibreOffice?
>
> It would not take too much of an effort to make the dictionary, just 
> some days of time to get the word into a list.
>
> So, would it be something that English users of LO use or would it be 
> just a novelty?
>
> For abit of time, that dictionary was on the IBM Watson supercomputer, 
> but it kept using too much "street language" in improper moments.  
> Since LO is for kids to adults, students to business people, well 
> there are a lot of different types and style of "speech" out there.
Interesting idea.

I personally do not need an "Urban Dictionary" but the concept of a 
specialist (technical/medical/scientific) dictionary is appealing. In 
either case I would include it as an optional extension for the user to 
install.

--
Jay Lozier
jslozier@gmail.com


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