From: Adam i Agnieszka Gasiorowski FNORD Date: 2005-12-04T05:37:32+09:00 Subject: Re: Splitting a text file into sentences On 2005-12-01 00:36:53 +0000, Dave Howell said: > > On Nov 30, 2005, at 15:35, Matthew Smillie wrote: > >> On Nov 30, 2005, at 22:02, Dave Howell wrote: >> >>> you can solve all "Mr./Dr./Ph.D." cases by the fact that if a word >>> starts with a cap and ends with a period, it's not a sentence. >> >> I'm not sure that's a very good rule, Dave. There are two sentences here. >> >> The above rule may catch titular abbreviations, but over-generalises to >> produce a false negative in the above example. > > I hadn't intended to provide a single magical rule that was perfect in > isolation, after all. {chuckle} > > Want some magick? You are stuck in wrong coordinate system, like Newton. Stop thinking in terms of words and syntax rules governing how to put them in correct order. Think links (alinka). Think relations and revelation. Words (symbols) have no meaning. None. They *are* empty. If you want to infiltrate enemy ogranization the most effective method is not drilling into individual agents, but monitoring their communications (that is, relations). If you aquire enough of those relations (and recursively, but set some boundary unless you are Goddess and can do anything you fancy) you don't even need to decrypt the messages, unless you are bored. To destroy enemy organization, mess with the relations. Agents (symbols, words, punctuation marks...) are of no importance whatsowherever. That is why a person, if immersed enough in a alien language needs no dictinary day-to-day - if one does need to check, it's not the meaning you are after - it's definition, that is MORE SYMBOLS, so you can augment MORE RELATIONS from unfamiliar context (SYMBOL CLOUD, think quantum mechanics and particles) until you actually GET the pointer to "meaning" and can call on it (how to relate that symbol to some other symbol mesh, you can still have no idea what the hell fermion "means", but you can use it and fail to be misunderstood unless you want to). I have no idea how many "syntax errors" there are in above paragraph - for the reason sublime, my total lack of knowledge aboot rules of grammar for the language used to convey meaning heretofore. HTH. P.S. It makes me wonder, what 't bony "heretofore" word "means" right now to you, Reader. Compose witty remarks if it's a-kind funny miss-take, I enjoy my Self when people smirk. Yes, I did stick-in a word possessing none of it's meaning in my poor head. I must be mad? Or contrary-wise. I'm not sure, to be frank with you a-like Frank Herbert iff there was such word in usage "then". She will compensate for that - any dictionary dug up shall (she can't help it) explain in detail or else - she always does that when I go at a genuine miracle in open source. It's the game we play. I need some time, we make a beatiful team... Prop me up with another pill! A-musing... --� I am the One. I am A vampire A-calling for your love! A.A! I am the fire that burns within your blood. I am the One!! No bars or chains can keep me from your bed! I am the One! Nothing on earth can get me from your head! I am the One!!