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Welcome
to The WordsWorth Compendium
"English
is such a deliciously complex and undisciplined language, we can bend,
fuse, distort words to all our purposes. We give old words new
meanings,
and we borrow new words from any language that intrudes into our
intellectual
environment." - Willard Gaylin
What
is The WordsWorth Compendium?
The WordsWorth
Compendium
consists of an application program together with a database of some
516,000
English words and phrases. The database is also used as the source of
Ted’s
Word Buster Conditional Database; this contains not only the words and
phrases mentioned in the previous paragraph but also five additional
fields
of information about them.
What
is its Purpose of The WordsWorth Compendium?
It was
originally conceived
as an aid for the solving of crossword puzzles. It
was then
further developed into a more general utility which has
proved to
be extremely useful for the search and manipulation of words in all
aspects
of logological activities.
The
structure of the The WordsWorth Compendium
Ted
Clarke's unique and original design of the Compendium lists all words
and
phrases of equal length in the same directory. So for example all words
consisting of 2 letters are listed in one directory and all words and
phrases
consisting of 3 letters are listed in the next directory and so
on.
This technique is applied to words and phrases up to 18 letters in
length.
The letters of the alphabet are assigned a number and so all words are
given a unique numerical label. The computer program was designed to
"read"
and manipulate the words in a variety of ways.
(note:
clicking on the underlined heading will link to that page)
About
Ted Clarke
The
interesting story behind the mastermind who invented the WordsWorth
Compendium.
The
WordsWorth Compact Calendars
Another
of Ted Clarke's inventions. Their origin, illustrations etc.
Definitions
with Examples & Illustrations
Just
a few of the subjects dealt with in Ted Clarke's new book -
"HOW
THICK IS A SHADOW?"
The
WordsWorth Newsletter
Subscribe
to this amazing ezine, packed with puzzles, challenging conundrums and
interesting logological anecdotes.
Index
to the Archives
You
can browse the index to the Archives now.
Previous
editions can be ordered in the .pdf format
The
WordsWorth Compendium Software
This page will
show you
what the software can do!
Instructions
on how to use the WordsWorth Software
Detail on how
to use the
software!
Index to
Baby Name Lists
Find the right name
for your baby from thousands of ethnic names
Index to Handy Word Lists
Find the
right word from these lists
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