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* internet high five * Awesome. I couldn't think of how to phrase the problem. "Short phrases with meanings that don't match the individual words used being p
by Nadya 11y ago
* internet high five *
Awesome.
I couldn't think of how to phrase the problem. "Short phrases with meanings that don't match the individual words used being parsed as individual words instead of the short phrase" is kind of wordy and a little confusing.
- chrisvasselli 11y agoHeheh, got it! Yeah, fortunately JMDict is a really mature project, and has got a ton of these kinds of things covered.
- thaumasiotes 11y ago> "Short phrases with meanings that don't match the individual words used being parsed as individual words instead of the short phrase" is kind of wordy and a little confusing. These are called "idioms", or, if you want to be really technical for its own sake, "non-compositional phrases". But I note that, at least according to wikipedia, "idiom" is the technical term as well as the vernacular one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phraseme#Non-compositional_phrasemes:_Idioms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phraseme#Non-compositional_phr...
- Nadya 11y agoYou know those times where you need to describe something but are forgetting the word so you call a "bridge" "an elevated structure built to allow crossing over bodies of water and roads"? That was one of those times... though I appreciate you calling me out on it. :)