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<DIV><FONT size=2>hmmmm... I could see how this would work with systematic
suffixes such as "cow/cows"</FONT><FONT size=2>, but how would it convert"oxen"
to "ox", </FONT><FONT size=2>"s</FONT><FONT size=2>ophistry" to "sophism" or
"misanthropic" to "misanthropy"? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I think we'd need either a consistent language (which is not
likely in our lifetimes), or else a huge database of how terms link to one
another. Even then we'd run the risk of words like"feminine" being linked to
"feminism" which is not accurate.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Manning</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 09, 2001 8:55
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Wikipedia-l] a quick feature
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<DIV><BR></DIV>I'm very lazy, so I like typing things like [[algebra]]ic to
create the word<BR>"Algebraic" with a link to algebra. This is
convenient but ugly looking.<BR><BR>Are ther compelling reasons why software
shouldn't convert the whole word into<BR>a link, exactly like
[[algebra|algebraic]] would?<BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>Gareth
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