[python-uk] word chains: impossible ones

Carles Pina i Estany carles at pina.cat
Sun Jun 17 00:09:02 CEST 2012


Hi,

On Jun/16/2012, Gadget/Steve wrote:
> On 16/06/2012 12:54 PM, Carles Pina i Estany wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've re-implemented the wordchain of my team.
> >
> > Using the dictionary that I have here, it seems that there are only two

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> > words unconnected to the rest of the 3 letter words:
> >  *emu
> >  *ems
> >
> > Everything else is connected :-)
> >
> > (and emu and ems obviously are connected)
> >
> > So, if my dictionary is ok and you want to beat someone: ask from emu to
> > something else :-)
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> 
> How about:
> ems -> emu -> emo -> ego -> ago ....
> 
> Got to admit that it took the online OED to come up with emo but it is
> in there.

emo is not in my dict:
carles at pinux:~/misc/wordchain$ grep ^emo$ british-english 
carles at pinux:~/misc/wordchain$ 

:-(

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