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   NAME
     english - flag format for English ispell dictionaries

   DESCRIPTION
     English dictionaries for ispell(1) supports 3 prefix and 14 suffix
     flags.  For a detailed description of how ispell handles flags and capi-
     talization, see ispell(4).  This manual page only describes flags usable
     in dictionaries built using the english.aff affix file.

     In the following discussion of the flags, let # and @ be "variables"
     that can stand for any letter.  Upper case letters are constants.  "..."
     stands for any string of zero or more letters, but note that no word may
     exist in the dictionary which is not at least 2 letters long, so, for
     example, "fly" may not be produced by placing the "Y" flag on "f".
     Also, no flag is effective unless the word that it creates is at least 4
     letters long, so, for example, "wed" may not be produced by placing the
     "D" flag on "we".

     In the following list, an asterisk indicates that a flag participates in
     cross-product formation (see ispell(4)).

     The meaning of the prefix flags is as follows:

     *A
          ... --> re...  as in cover --> recover

     *I
          ... --> in...  as in firm --> infirm

     *U
          ... --> un...  as in able --> unable

     The meaning of the suffix flags is as follows:

     V
          ...e --> ...ive  as in create --> creative
          if # .ne. e, ...# --> ...#ive  as in prevent --> preventive

     *N
          ...e --> ...ion  as in create --> creation
          ...y --> ...ication  as in multiply --> multiplication
          if # .ne. e or y, ...# --> ...#en  as in fall --> fallen

     *X
          ...e --> ...ions  as in create --> creations
          ...y --> ...ications  as in multiply --> multiplications
          if # .ne. e or y, ...# --> ...#ens  as in weak --> weakens

     H
          ...y --> ...ieth  as in twenty --> twentieth
          if # .ne. y, ...# --> ...#th  as in hundred --> hundredth

     *Y
          ... --> ...ly  as in quick --> quickly

     *G
          ...e --> ...ing  as in file --> filing
          if # .ne. e, ...# --> ...#ing  as in cross --> crossing

     *J
          ...e --> ...ings  as in file --> filings
          if # .ne. e, ...# --> ...#ings  as in cross --> crossings

     *D
          ...e --> ...ed  as in create --> created
          if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@ied  as in imply -->
               implied
          if # .ne. e or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i, o, or u) ...@# -->
               ...@#ed  as in cross --> crossed or convey --> conveyed

     T
          ...e --> ...est  as in late --> latest
          if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@iest  as in dirty -->
               dirtiest
          if # .ne. e or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i, o, or u) ...@# -->
               ...@#est  as in small --> smallest or gray --> grayest

     *R
          ...e --> ...er  as in skate --> skater
          if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@ier  as in multiply -->
               multiplier
          if # .ne. e or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i, o, or u) ...@# -->
               ...@#er  as in build --> builder or convey --> conveyer

     *Z
          ...e --> ...ers  as in skate --> skaters
          if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@iers  as in multiply -->
               multipliers
          if # .ne. e or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i, o, or u) ...@# -->
               ...@#ers  as in build --> builders or slay --> slayers

     *S
          if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@ies  as in imply -->
               implies
          if # .eq. s, x, z, or h, ...# --> ...#es  as in fix --> fixes
          if # .ne. s, x, z, h, or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i, o, or u)
               ...@# --> ...@#s  as in bat --> bats or convey --> conveys
          if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@iness  as in cloudy -->
               cloudiness
          if # .ne. y, or @ = a, e, i, o, or u, ...@# --> ...@#ness  as in
               late --> lateness or gray --> grayness

     *M
          ... --> ...'s  as in dog --> dog's

     To summarize more briefly:

     Prefixes:
          *A - re
          *I - in
          *U - un

     Suffixes:
          V - ive
          *N - ion, tion, en
          *X - ions, ications, ens
          H - th, ieth
          *Y - ly
          *G - ing
          *J - ings
          *D - ed
          T - est
          *R - er
          *Z - ers
          *S - s, es, ies
          *P - ness, iness
          *M - 's

   SEE ALSO
     ispell1.doc, ispell4.doc