Reduce (Spelling Variations)
Names can often have many spelling variations. To include spelling variations you can enable to the Reduce function.
Syntax
#generalize:reduce <true/false>
Default: Names are not reduced.
Clear Reduce:
#clear generalize: reduce
Example
The example sets reduce to true for five names, and is then cleared (disabled) for the remaining five names.
#wordlist tag:Name
#generalize:reduce true
Mohammad
Khalid
Nikko
Sheppard
Michael
#clear generalize:reduce
Osama
Abdullah
Ahmad
Hassan
Sheppard
Sample Text:
Mohammad
Mohamad
Muhammad
Muhamed
Khalid
Khaled
Michael
Michel
Michal
Nikko
Niko
Osama
Usama
Abdullah
Abdulah
Abdulla
Ahmad
Ahmed
Hassan
Hasan
Sheppard
Shepperd
Shepard
Result:
Mohammad
Mohamad
Muhammad
Muhamed
Khalid
Khaled
Michael
Michel
Michal
Nikko
Niko
Osama
Usama
Abdullah
Abdulah
Abdulla
Ahmad
Ahmed
Hassan
Hasan
Sheppard
Shepperd
Shepard