Re: Spelling a la Word 7 and grammar faults

[Daniel Say say@xxxxxxxx]

  RightWriter for DOS (Grammatik also?) had an XYwrite
compatible output that did something similar.

  An example from the message, tedious as the full output
is, might be interesting. You could set the parameter levels
and toggle some analyses off or on.
					Daniel Say say@xxxxxxxx

[output in ASCII]
+RM80;Morris Krok wrote:

   Let me turn your attention to something quite different≪*_+MDBO;S14. CONSIDER OMITTING: quite+MDNM; *≫,
to Word 7. The moment a file is edited≪*_+MDBO;S1. PASSIVE VOICE: is edited+MDNM; *≫
by this program, it automatically underlines all dubious spellings, double words and badly phrased
sentences.
has anyone thought of devising something similar for XyWrite.≪*_+MDBO;S4. IS SENTENCE TOO DIFFICULT?+MDNM; *≫≪*_+MDBO;S3. LONG SENTENCE: 44 WORDS+MDNM; *≫

I used to (when I worked in Editorial) frequently spell check an entire MSS usin g the
parent file. The command/syntax was "spell [parent file name],[output file ]".≪*_+MDBO;P6.
REVERSED PUNCTUATION+MDNM; *≫ (If no output file is given, XyWrite creates a file named
"spell.tmp"≪*_+MDBO;S20. SINGLE WORD ENCLOSED BY QUOTES+MDNM; *≫.≪*_+MDBO;P6. REVERSED PUNCTUATION+MDNM; *≫)

This would generate a regular XyWrite file named [output file] that would give a ll
questionable words in list format, divided up≪*_+MDBO;U13. REDUNDANT. REPLACE divided up BY divided+MDNM; *≫
by each file name in the parent file.≪*_+MDBO;S3. LONG SENTENCE: 30 WORDS+MDNM; *≫ For example:

File.01
Bandersnatch
Beeblebrox

File.02
whezeing
frumious
judgement

File.03
misspled
believe

I could then quickly review this file, eliminate≪*_+MDBO;S13. REPLACE eliminate BY SIMPLER
cut or drop or end?+MDNM; *≫ words I knew were correct (such as proper names), store the file,
then execute the SPell≪*_+MDBO;C1. UNUSUAL CAPITALIZATION: SPell+MDNM; *≫ command's counterpart,
"correct"≪*_+MDBO;S20. SINGLE WORD ENCLOSED BY QUOTES+MDNM; *≫!≪*_+MDBO;P6.
REVERSED PUNCTUATION+MDNM; *≫≪*_+MDBO;S3. LONG SENTENCE: 29 WORDS+MDNM; *≫
Issuing the command "correct [output file]" makes XyWrite look at ONLY the words
remaining in the [output file]
and suggest changes per the normal spell check method.≪*_+MDBO;S3. LONG SENTENCE: 27 WORDS+MDNM; *≫
When working off the parent file, XyWrite stores each succes sive file and opens the next one until
it's
done.≪*_+MDBO;G3. SPLIT INTO 2 SENTENCES?+MDNM; *≫



           +MDBO;≪** SUMMARY **≫+MDNM;

  The document CORR. was analyzed using the rules for
  Fiction writing at the General Public education level.
   It is a XyWrite document. The marked-up copy is
  stored in the file CORR.OUT.

+MDBO;READABILITY INDEX: 11.83+MDNM;

+MDBO;  4th    6th    8th    10th   12th   14th+MDNM;
   +MDBO;|****|****|****|****|****|****|****|****|  |  |+MDNM;
+MDBO;  SIMPLE   | ------ GOOD ----- |        COMPLEX+MDNM;
+MDBO;  Readers need a 12th grade level of education.+MDNM;
                
+MDBO;    Number of Words in Document: 202+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Number of Unique Words in Document: 131+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Number of Numbers in Document: 1+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Number of Words within Sentences: 191+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Number of Sentences: 8+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Average Number of Syllables/Word: 1.535+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Average Number of Words/Sentence: 23.875+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Use of Must: 0+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Use of Shall: 0+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Use of Can:  0+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Use of May:  0+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Percentage of words that are Prepositions: 7.921+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Number of Spaces in Document: 206+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Number of Tabs in Document: 0+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Number of End of Line Characters in Document: 23+MDNM;
+MDBO;    Number of Printable Characters in Document: 1048+MDNM;


+MDBO;STRENGTH INDEX: 0.14+MDNM;

+MDBO;  0.0           0.5           1.0+MDNM;
   +MDBO;|****|** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |+MDNM;
+MDBO;  WEAK                      STRONG+MDNM;
+MDBO;  The writing can be made more direct by using:+MDNM;
+MDBO;            - the active voice+MDNM;
+MDBO;            - shorter sentences+MDNM;


+MDBO;DESCRIPTIVE INDEX: 0.24+MDNM;

+MDBO;  0.1         0.5         0.9    1.1+MDNM;
   +MDBO;|****|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |+MDNM;
+MDBO;  TERSE | ------------ NORMAL ------------ |   WORDY+MDNM;
+MDBO;  The use of adjectives and adverbs is normal.+MDNM;


+MDBO;JARGON INDEX: 0.00+MDNM;

+MDBO;SENTENCE STRUCTURE RECOMMENDATIONS:+MDNM;
+MDBO;  15. No Recommendations. +MDNM;

+MDBO;          ≪ WORDS TO REVIEW ≫+MDNM;
+MDBO;Review this list for words that may confuse your message.+MDNM;
+MDBO;These include words that are negative, frequently misused,+MDNM;
+MDBO;colloquial, or jargon. As you review each word, think of+MDNM;
+MDBO;its effect on the reader.+MDNM;
1  SPell  (Not widely understood)
5  XyWrite  (Not widely understood)
1  badly  (Negative)
1  bandersnatch  (Not widely understood)
1  beeblebrox  (Not widely understood)
1  counterpart  (Not widely understood)
1  devising  (Not widely understood)
1  dubious  (Not widely understood)
1  file.01  (Not widely understood)
1  file.02  (Not widely understood)
1  file.03  (Not widely understood)
1  frumious  (Possible jargon)
1  krok  (Not widely understood)
1  ll  (Not widely understood)
1  misspled  (Not widely understood)
1  mss  (Not widely understood)
1  no  (Negative)
5  output  (Often misused)
1  questionable  (Not widely understood)
1  sive  (Not widely understood)
1  spell.tmp  (Not widely understood)
1  succes  (Not widely understood)
1  syntax  (Not widely understood)
1  underlines  (Not widely understood)
1  usin  (Not widely understood)
1  whezeing  (Not widely understood)
+MDBO;       ≪ END OF WORDS TO REVIEW LIST ≫+MDNM;
+MDBO;         ≪ WORD FREQUENCY LIST ≫+MDNM;
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+MDBO;        ≪ END OF WORD FREQUENCY LIST ≫+MDNM;
+MDBO;          ≪** END OF SUMMARY **≫+MDNM;