writers workbench questions

Jim Joyce jim at hoptoad.uucp
Wed Sep 24 14:26:52 AEST 1986


Years ago Bill Tuthill and I collaborated on a *style* and *diction*
analysis of Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises."  We had the text
in straight ASCII, no formatting macros.  The programs worked just fine.
I believe *style* and *diction* are among the most neglected aspects of
UNIX software.  They are quite useful tools, though it helps to have
a background in linguistics (or a solid knowledge of traditional grammar)
to keep things in perspective.  Unfortunately, none of the documentation
on WWB explains how to use these tools properly.  If there is enough
interest expressed to me (hello, out there?) I might be persuaded to do
a short tutorial.



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