> and then agree that by convention,  the words 'satoshi' or the
alternative word will represent the same number on the list

That convention would be the alternative to BIP0039 I am referring to.


On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 4:49 PM, Matthew Clancy <matthewpclancy@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I would disagree here:
>
> >But most of all:
> >7. Removing a word or changing a list *is impossible* as verification of
> an
> >existing mnemonic requires the list. To change one word, you would need to
> >provide an alternative to BIP0039 to cope with alternative words, or
> change
> >all the words to a completely new set of 2048 English words so that it is
> >clear which wordlist is in use.
>
> All that really would need to be done is select another word that is not
> on the 2048 list, and then agree that by convention,  the words 'satoshi'
> or the alternative word will represent the same number on the list. It
> seems to be to be a fairly simple thing to implement.
>
>
>