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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