[bksvol-discuss] Re: checking for scannos
- From: "Rik James" <d28rik@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:00:46 -0700
I think that is a good idea to have a list of some common items to do global
searches for. I have been thinking of compiling a list, but have not.
The famous number 1 for the word I is still plaguing me.
Am I the only 1? Am 1 the only I?
I eye eye!
I also had this book where I was getting hyphens in front of every w. And
then I had this thing called a vertical bar which was appearing. Stuff like
that in addition to the words maybe could be used. But your list is the
best. Let's build on it and put it on the Tips page.
That list you have the d l e for the t h e word - that is a good one.
Wow, we are gonna lick this thing, aren't we?
Okay, back to the courageous work to which we are relentlessly bound.
Grin.
Thanks.
Rik
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Elizabeth and
Burton
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:35 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: checking for scannos
I first do rank spelling. Then I do a search for "of die" "in die" and
"with die". If none show up the likelihood is the issue is not present in
a particular book. I also might search fir diem and diese but rank
spelling would have found those for me. The thing is, using it makes it
possible for a validator to quickly spot patterns and then perhaps
selectively use find and replace. But context is so important that
noticing the pattern helps fix things in batches.
Do folks think this is a good edition for tips list?
We can name it "the die strategy".
E.
At 09:03 PM 11/9/2006, you wrote:
>Good ideas. And I know you've recommended the phrase
>way before; I wish I'd remembered that before.
>
>So do you recommend checking for certain
>known-to-occur errors after using the Kurzweill
>checking rather than reading? It probably saves a lot
>of time and would, I suspect, result in books with an
>Excellent rating. I wonder if I could bring myself to
>do that, i.e. spell-check and then look for common
>errors rather than read the book, or if I'm too
>compulsive in this area (I'm certainly not in
>houscleaning,smile) Of course, there's still the
>problem of eliminating end-of-line returns in scans
>that have them; I might as well read as I go along and
>do that.
>
>Thinking, Cindy
>
>
>
>--- Elizabeth and Burton <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
> > A way to deal with the "die" for "the" issue, of
> > course, is to do one of
> > several things.
> >
> > The most radical and brute force way is to search
> > individually for every
> > occurence of die. This sounds difficult. Actually
> > it is amazing easy and
> > can be done with half your brain while the other
> > half does something
> > equally routine. The half of the brain wirking on
> > the issue will evaluate
> > each die in context.
> >
> > It is also possible to speed up the above the
> > process by doing searches for
> > the stock "the phrases" using "die" as in
> > "with die"
> > "of "die"
> > "and die"
> > "in die"
> > "behind die"
> > "before die"
> >
> > and words which also occur such as
> > diese for these
> > diem for them
> > dieology for theology
> > dieory for theory
> >
> > and usually a book with die for the suffers from 1
> > instead of I.
> >
> > E.
> > At 08:13 PM 11/9/2006, you wrote:
> > >Except for words that are not mis-spelled but are
> > not
> > >correct in context. One of the books I'm validating
> > >now is pretty perfect except for several "or"
> > >substitutions for "of" And another book I'm working
> > on
> > >has quite a few "die" for "the."
> > >
> > >Cindy
> > >
> > >
> > >--- Elizabeth and Burton <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > Excellent. So you will have access to rank
> > > > spelling. This tool makes
> > > > correctiong spelling so fast and accurate.
> > > >
> > > > E.
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