DICTION(CT) XENIX System V DICTION(CT)
Name
diction - Checks language usage.
Syntax
diction [ -ml ] [ -mm ] [ [ -n ] [ -f patternfile ] ] file
...
Description
diction finds all sentences in a document that contain
phrases from a data base of bad or wordy diction. On
output, each phrase is enclosed within brackets. Because
diction runs deroff (CT) before looking at the text,
formatting header files should be included as part of the
input. The options are:
-mm Overrides the default macro package, MM.
-ml Causes deroff to skip lists. Should be used if the
document contains many lists of nonsentences.
-fpatternfile
Employs a user-supplied patternfile of words and
phrases in addition to the default file.
-n Suppresses the default file.
Credit
This utility was developed at the University of California
at Berkeley and is used with permission.
See Also
deroff(CT), explain(CT)
Notes
Use of nonstandard formatting macros may cause incorrect
sentence breaks.
The -n option cannot be specified by itself.
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