Re: [NTG-context] Hyphenation patterns

On 9 Oct 2020, at 08:52, Denis Maier wrote:

Am 08.10.2020 um 19:05 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm:

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\starttext

{EN: \en\hyphenatedcoloredword{applicable}}

{DE: \de\hyphenatedcoloredword{applicable}}

\stoptext

Wow, that's super helpful. The English pattern seems to be "ap-plic-a-ble" According to Meriam-Webster it should just be "ap·​pli·​ca·​ble".

{EN: \en\hyphenatedcoloredword{obligate}} gives me "ob-lig-ate" According to Meriam-Webster it should be "ob·​li·​gate".

I've had a look at the files mentioned by Tomáš, but as these are not just wordlists I can not really tell what is happening.

So, is that a bug?

Not really. hyphenation patterns are a bit like applying JPEG compression to a dictionary. It makes the data size smaller by recognising patterns while ignoring outliers. Occasional errors are to be expected, which is why \hyphenation exists. Best wishes, Taco