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From: gillies@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Thelma Thistleblossom (Grammar Chec
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Date: 7 Feb 88 21:23:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu!gillies    Feb  7 15:23:00 1988


Berkeley UNIX has =style & =diction for proofreading (a small part of
the Writer's Workbench).  Near the end of my writing process, I upload
my document to UNIX & grind it through these two programs.  One gives
reading difficulty, the other flags often-misused words & phrases.

I suggest you buy "Strunk & White (The Elements of Style)" and use it
to revise your writing.  It contains a list of misused words & phrases
too.  It can help *prevent* bad writing.  An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure......

Don Gillies {ihnp4!uiucdcs!gillies} U of Illinois
            {gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu}