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 === Writing a Noun Type Object ===
-The most involved way of creating a custom nountype is to write an object that implements a <code>suggest()</code> method (and, optionally, a <code>default()</code> method.)
+Of course, not every type of noun you'd be interested in can be represented
+as a finite list or as a regexp.  If you want to be able to accept or reject input based on some algorithmic test, you can do so by writing a custom JavaScript object that implements a <code>suggest()</code> method (and, optionally, a <code>default()</code> method.)
-Here's an example of what a noun type looks like:
+There is an example of how to do this in the section on the tab commands, below.
-<pre>
-var noun_type_foo = {
-  _name: "foo",
-  suggest: function( text, html, callback ) {
-  },
-  default: function() {
-  }
-};
-</pre>
 == Insert Email: the Contact noun type ==