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Should a word that is a title or credential only by one of its chunks count as one in brackets and at the end of a name: (Msc.Ed), John Smith Lt.Gov? #1131
Description
rules/S3 reads a word with interior periods by its chunks: a title if any chunk is a title, else a suffix if any chunk is a suffix (v1's rule for Lt.Gov.). Two slots read such a word by stricter tests and disagree with it:
| Input | Reads | Why |
|---|---|---|
John Smith Msc.Ed |
suffix Msc.Ed |
the trailing suffix peel reads the chunk rule |
John Smith (Msc.Ed) |
nickname Msc.Ed |
S1 sets apart a credential listed whole, or joined by a slash or hyphen with every chunk listed |
John Smith Lt.Gov |
family Lt.Gov |
rules/H5 takes a word listed whole without a final period (#1126), not one by its chunk |
John Smith Lt.Gov. |
title Lt.Gov. |
with the final period, H5 takes the chunk-read word (#1116) |
John Smith (Bob.PhD) |
nickname | Bob is a name |
John Smith Bob.PhD |
suffix Bob.PhD |
The question: does a word read as a title or suffix by one chunk alone count where the slot has no other signal, the period inside being the only sign?
- Any chunk: brackets set apart
(Msc.Ed)and(Bob.PhD), and the end of a name takesLt.Gov,Dr.PhDandSt.Johnas titles without a final period. - Every chunk, as the slash and hyphen joins already ask:
(Msc.Ed)is set apart only if bothmscandedare listed, and(Bob.PhD)is not.
#998 is the same chunk rule's cost elsewhere: Ahmed Ali M.Hassan loses its surname to the guess.
Carried from #1104, measured 2026-11-05 on 9a7a7616 and re-read 2026-11-06 on 9cdc64bc:
| Input | Reads |
|---|---|
John Smith (Msc.Ed) |
nickname Msc.Ed |
John Smith (Msc.Ed.) |
suffix Msc.Ed. (the period escape: read bare) |
John (Msc.Ed) Smith |
nickname Msc.Ed |
Smith (Msc.Ed), John |
nickname Msc.Ed |
John Smith (PhD, Msc.Ed) |
nickname PhD, Msc.Ed |
Activity
Read a word with interior periods as a credential only where every ch…