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"Nick Gessler" <gessler@ucla.edu> wrote in message
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> I want to do some analysis of words in the English language.
> There must be a word list somewhere on PCs (I'm using
> Windows XP) that I can tap into.

There is no such standardized list.

> There are various programs that use spell-check so there
> must be a common resource.

There is no such common resource.  Spell checking is always
program-specific.  Each program handles spell checking in its own unique
way.  Most likely, you are seeing programs either manage their own separate
dictionaries, or else they are tapping into the dictionaries of other
installed programs, such as MS Office.  To ensure that your own dictionary
is always available, you should not be relying on the resources of other
programs, since they may or may not be installed on the user's machine in
the first place.  There are plenty of third-party custom spell checking
engines available that you can embed into your own program directly.


Gambit