I am validating this fascinating book. It started out with 96% of the
words spelled correctly. I have it up to just under 99% with a lot of
assistance from rank spelling.
I have a suggestion for a rank spelling feature or add on. When I notice a
pattern in words where a whole group are listed as rank spelling errors I
could input a letter substitution to the utility and try out the results in
a "read word in context box" before finally accepting the letter
substitution. In this book v is often scanned as u resulting in inuite
uisit uent preuent auailable and so on. Use of a tool such as this might
also include the ability to bring together adjacent miss-recognized word
fragments as in "part icularly". Again we would want a context checker box
before final acceptance of the letter substitutions or space removal for
word fragments.
Also, we really should put a floor on what is submittable or put a strange
responsibility on the step 2 validators. We are getting back to what to do
with truly poorly scanned stuff here. Could there be some kind of
screening before all scans are put on the step 1 page or is that just too
politically incorrect?
E.
