slightly OT ; related to computers and language....

[Gary Kline]

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 05:00:34PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote:
> 
> 	people,
> 
> 	I'm going to start listing my "million-dollar-ideas" here or at
> 	least on my virtual transfinite site.  tho i'm pretty sure others
> 	have had ideas as i have.   all or mine have made it to online,
> 	altho not all have survived!
> 
> 	my latest involves a site that would suggeeste words that are on
> 	the tip of one's tongue.   can anybody help me with "[] smile"
> 	where the "[]" would be close-to-skeletal?    i'm usually pretty
> 	good with google, but how to find a word that is just beyond
> 	one's reach.  not "emaciated" ...  [Hm!]


	OOPS: before people get out their flame-throwers, i meant to ask
	how much AI might be involved here--if any.  eg, user is
	presented with a menu.  "II am trying to think of a word like"
	_____. _____, _____.

	A spell-checker might ask if the user types in skelatal, not 
	skeletal.  Winds up with N suggestion [with GCIDE definitions].


> 
> 
> 	gary
> 
> 	ps: for the brave [[or foolhardy]] , i have a couple other ideas
> 	left.  not totally "politically correct" but funny. :-)
> 
> 
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