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.EH 'USD:32-%''Writing Tools - the STYLE and DICTION Programs' .OH 'Writing Tools - the STYLE and DICTION Programs''USD:32-%' .RP
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Writing Tools - The STYLE and DICTION Programs .AU "MH 2C-516" 6067 L. L. Cherry .AI .MH .AU W. Vesterman .AI Livingston College Rutgers University .OK \" readability .AB Text processing systems are now in heavy use in many companies to format documents. With many documents stored on line, it has become possible to use computers to study writing style itself and to help writers produce better written and more readable prose. The system of programs described here is an initial step toward such help. It includes programs and a data base designed to produce a stylistic profile of writing at the word and sentence level. The system measures read\%ability, sentence and word length, sentence type, word usage, and sentence openers. It also locates common examples of wordy phrasing and bad diction. The system is useful for evaluating a document's style, locating sentences that may be difficult to read or excessively wordy, and determining a particular writer's style over several documents. .AE .CS 11 4 15 1 2 12
@(#)rm0 6.2 (Berkeley) 04/17/91
.EH 'USD:32-%''Writing Tools - the STYLE and DICTION Programs' .OH 'Writing Tools - the STYLE and DICTION Programs''USD:32-%' .RP
.TM 79-1271-13 39199 39199-11
Writing Tools - The STYLE and DICTION Programs .AU "MH 2C-516" 6067 L. L. Cherry .AI .MH .AU W. Vesterman .AI Livingston College Rutgers University .OK \" readability .AB Text processing systems are now in heavy use in many companies to format documents. With many documents stored on line, it has become possible to use computers to study writing style itself and to help writers produce better written and more readable prose. The system of programs described here is an initial step toward such help. It includes programs and a data base designed to produce a stylistic profile of writing at the word and sentence level. The system measures read\%ability, sentence and word length, sentence type, word usage, and sentence openers. It also locates common examples of wordy phrasing and bad diction. The system is useful for evaluating a document's style, locating sentences that may be difficult to read or excessively wordy, and determining a particular writer's style over several documents. .AE .CS 11 4 15 1 2 12