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ysk, Mike Scott4

Apr 11

STTR and Standardized TTR

Afraid not. On Tuesday, 11 April 2023 at 01:47:50 UTC+1 ysk wrote: One more question, please. Can

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STTR and Standardized TTR

Afraid not. On Tuesday, 11 April 2023 at 01:47:50 UTC+1 ysk wrote: One more question, please. Can

Apr 11

Najat SIJILMASSI, Mike Scott2

11/1/22

Najat, hi Happy to help get this to your satisfaction, but I cannot see any attachment. If you write

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Najat, hi Happy to help get this to your satisfaction, but I cannot see any attachment. If you write

11/1/22

alas...@gmail.com, Mike Scott7

5/9/22

thanks Mike ..much appreciated On Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 9:40:58 PM UTC+3 mi...@lexically.net wrote:

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thanks Mike ..much appreciated On Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 9:40:58 PM UTC+3 mi...@lexically.net wrote:

5/9/22

Najat SIJILMASSI, Mike Scott3

4/18/22

Many thanks, Mike. Regards. Najat On Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 7:55:08 PM UTC+2 mi...@lexically.net

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Many thanks, Mike. Regards. Najat On Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 7:55:08 PM UTC+2 mi...@lexically.net

4/18/22

Andy Lustig, Mike Scott4

4/4/22

Trouble converting txt files

Hi Andy Yes. You can convert it in the File Choose window, or using the Text Converter as you prefer.

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Trouble converting txt files

Hi Andy Yes. You can convert it in the File Choose window, or using the Text Converter as you prefer.

4/4/22

Taylor, Mike Scott3

1/21/22

Computing Relationships in Concord

Hi Mike, Thank you so much! Supplying a word list in (.LST) format is what I was not doing correctly.

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Computing Relationships in Concord

Hi Mike, Thank you so much! Supplying a word list in (.LST) format is what I was not doing correctly.

1/21/22

Najat SIJILMASSI, Mike Scott2

1/15/22

Calculating STTR on the basis of 300 words

Najat, hi It's up to you to choose the number. There is no magic number, WS happens to set the

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Calculating STTR on the basis of 300 words

Najat, hi It's up to you to choose the number. There is no magic number, WS happens to set the

1/15/22

Mike Scott, Taylor2

12/20/21

64bit version of WordSmith 8.0

Thank you for this, Mike! Merry, Merry Christmas!! Taylor On Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 11:39:44 AM

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64bit version of WordSmith 8.0

Thank you for this, Mike! Merry, Merry Christmas!! Taylor On Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 11:39:44 AM

12/20/21

Pauline Bureau, Mike Scott6

11/23/21

issue with the "check consistency" function ?

I checked, but it is tricky to fix, Pauline. Afraid you will have to wait till I can fix it or

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issue with the "check consistency" function ?

I checked, but it is tricky to fix, Pauline. Afraid you will have to wait till I can fix it or

11/23/21

Pauline Bureau, Mike Scott2

11/18/21

"failed to compute keyword list"

Hi Pauline I really don't know. Did you just get an error message stating that the procedure

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"failed to compute keyword list"

Hi Pauline I really don't know. Did you just get an error message stating that the procedure

11/18/21

Ana Flávia, Mike Scott6

11/18/21

I'm not being able to use the toll Corcord

Ana, hi I don't think it is a bug -- if it was many many people would have raised this. You haven

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I'm not being able to use the toll Corcord

Ana, hi I don't think it is a bug -- if it was many many people would have raised this. You haven

11/18/21

11/18/21

Apologies to new applicants

Not sure why, notifications of your requests to join stopped appearing in my email. I found 5

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Apologies to new applicants

Not sure why, notifications of your requests to join stopped appearing in my email. I found 5

11/18/21

9/7/21

Why no news about WordSmith?

Why no news about WordSmith? Well, I am busy with a redesign. The enhanced 64bit version will have

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Why no news about WordSmith?

Why no news about WordSmith? Well, I am busy with a redesign. The enhanced 64bit version will have

9/7/21

Viola, Mike Scott3

6/11/21

Download Parser

Thank you Mike, just saw this! Yes they keep changing everything all the time, it's so difficult

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Download Parser

Thank you Mike, just saw this! Yes they keep changing everything all the time, it's so difficult

6/11/21

rg...@holyfamily.edu, Mike Scott4

4/15/21

Adjective noun pairs

I mean this sort of thing. FAINT LIGHT is in line 2 and appears again in line 3 which is centred on

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Adjective noun pairs

I mean this sort of thing. FAINT LIGHT is in line 2 and appears again in line 3 which is centred on

4/15/21

Roné Wierenga, Mike Scott2

3/24/21

Rone', hi 1. When you say "not responding", does that mean a message from Windows (

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Rone', hi 1. When you say "not responding", does that mean a message from Windows (

3/24/21

Andy Lustig, Mike Scott3

3/17/21

Words with apostrophes getting split

Thanks so much for the response! I will give it a shot. Thanks, Andy On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 5:

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Words with apostrophes getting split

Thanks so much for the response! I will give it a shot. Thanks, Andy On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 5:

3/17/21

Taylor, Mike Scott11

3/12/21

Out of Memory error message

Many thanks, Mike! On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 6:09:45 AM UTC-8 mi...@lexically.net wrote: Version

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Out of Memory error message

Many thanks, Mike! On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 6:09:45 AM UTC-8 mi...@lexically.net wrote: Version

3/12/21

rg...@holyfamily.edu, Mike Scott5

2/21/21

n-grams from tags

Actually I have WS 7, but please announce the 64 bit upgrade and I"ll get WS 8! On Sunday,

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n-grams from tags

Actually I have WS 7, but please announce the 64 bit upgrade and I"ll get WS 8! On Sunday,

2/21/21

awk...@gmail.com, Mike Scott4

2/9/21

Reference corpora

What do you think about the academic portion of COCA? It's meant to be American English, but as

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Reference corpora

What do you think about the academic portion of COCA? It's meant to be American English, but as

2/9/21

rg...@holyfamily.edu, Mike Scott3

2/3/21

hide tags in concordance list

That did it - thanks!!! On Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 9:27:45 AM UTC-5 mi...@lexically.net wrote:

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hide tags in concordance list

That did it - thanks!!! On Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 9:27:45 AM UTC-5 mi...@lexically.net wrote:

2/3/21

Roné Wierenga, Mike Scott2

1/8/21

Collocation strength

Hi Rone' https://lexically.net/downloads/version8/HTML/collocationrelationship.html -- does that

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Collocation strength

Hi Rone' https://lexically.net/downloads/version8/HTML/collocationrelationship.html -- does that

1/8/21

najat najat, Mike Scott4

1/7/21

Type token ratio.

Thanks, Najat Which version of WS is that, WS4 perhaps? My advice is to check the text format of your

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Type token ratio.

Thanks, Najat Which version of WS is that, WS4 perhaps? My advice is to check the text format of your

1/7/21

darb...@gmail.com, Mike Scott10

1/4/21

I knew I must be missing something obvious. Thank you. Darby On Monday, 4 January 2021 at 18:09:41

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I knew I must be missing something obvious. Thank you. Darby On Monday, 4 January 2021 at 18:09:41

1/4/21

rg...@holyfamily.edu, Mike Scott3

1/2/21

Hello Mike, You've always been very helpful, and thanks for the quick response! I've used

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Hello Mike, You've always been very helpful, and thanks for the quick response! I've used

1/2/21

Roné Wierenga, Mike Scott2

12/18/20

In Concord, choose a Context Word. Please see https://lexically.net/downloads/version8/HTML/

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In Concord, choose a Context Word. Please see https://lexically.net/downloads/version8/HTML/

12/18/20

dmitry tulyakov, Mike Scott7

10/23/20

File Splitter won't split

Good solution, Dmitriy! On Friday, 23 October 2020 at 10:23:35 UTC+1 cont...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mike

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File Splitter won't split

Good solution, Dmitriy! On Friday, 23 October 2020 at 10:23:35 UTC+1 cont...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mike

10/23/20

liusi...@gmail.com, Mike Scott2

10/19/20

Fail to generate keyword list

Dear Carina KeyWords, after generating the key words, is concordancing the text files to identify

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Fail to generate keyword list

Dear Carina KeyWords, after generating the key words, is concordancing the text files to identify

10/19/20

Elisa Teixeira, Mike Scott2

10/14/20

reference corpus WL for Portuguese

Elisa, hi Ideally you'd have a corpus of Portuguese and could build your own word list. If not,

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reference corpus WL for Portuguese

Elisa, hi Ideally you'd have a corpus of Portuguese and could build your own word list. If not,

10/14/20

Taylor, Mike Scott4

10/11/20

KeyWords Database

Hi Mike, I set the Controller settings to factory. Then I saved the Corpora as wordlists again. I ran

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KeyWords Database

Hi Mike, I set the Controller settings to factory. Then I saved the Corpora as wordlists again. I ran

10/11/20

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