Nov. 27: #snpvplipo - Alice and Bob build a corpus

[eseyffarth]

Bob* builds a corpus. Bob collects texts. The texts are Aramaic. Bob scans a book. The book contains transliterations. (A transliteration spells words: The text used one alphabet. The transliteration uses another alphabet.)

Bob needs help. He approaches Alice*: "My corpus has problems!" Bob describes the situation. "The software deletes all diaritics! Diacritics differentiate letters. My document eats diacritics. I need the diacritics!"

Alice considers their options.

"I suggest a transformation", Alice tells Bob. Bob ponders the idea. Alice presents her plan: "We change the encoding. We export the data. A script repairs the transliteration. The file contains diacritics. We have a solution!"

Bob follows Alice's suggestions. Alice and Bob write their script. They fix bugs. They make progress.

The solution works wonders! Alice and Bob drink a coffee. They celebrate their success.

* The author changed all names.

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[andrew3600]

AALICE AND BOB BUILD THEIR CORPUS IIII MAKE A BAD RAP AALICE AND BOB SEE A PROBLEM IIII MAKE A WORSE RAP AALICE AND BOB FIX THE PROBLEM I DO RAPPING I DO SINGING.