Thanks so much @ballardw . I just want to do a quick and dirty thing, so I don't care about word stems, etc.
Not sure how to provide a sample of my data here, I know it is not a good idea to attach a file. Does what I have included below work?
Let's say, I have a CSV file named "firm tweet". It just includes a column titled "tweets". Below is a sample:
Tweets
Years of piano lessons finally paying off. http://t.co/yti347HqXh http://t.co/0R3jRfxRCv
10 hours until puck drop. #AnythingForHockey http://t.co/85ObrRCmUN
Dawn of the Lager. MT @michael_hinshaw: I think if the zombie apocalypse began, Yuengling would be the new currency.
Also, I have a text file named "dictionary". It has just one line, which is below
compensat*, offer*, recover*, refund*, reimburs*, repay*, restor*, return*
As I said I just want to quickly check how many times (if any), each of these words appear, in any form (e.g., plural, singluar), in each tweet.
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