EXPLAIN(1)
NAME
diction, explain − print wordy sentences; thesaurus for diction
USAGE
diction [ −ml ] [ −mm ] [ −n ] [ −f pfile ] file ...
explain
DESCRIPTION
Diction finds all sentences in a document that contain phrases from a database of bad or wordy diction. Each phrase is enclosed in square brackets ([ ]). Because diction runs deroff (1) before looking at the text, formatting header files should be included as part of the input. The default macro package is −ms.
Explain is an interactive thesaurus for the phrases found by diction.
OPTIONS
The following options apply to diction only:
−mm Specify mm as the macro package to be used instead of ms.
−ml Make deroff (1) skip lists. Use this option if the document contains many lists of nonsentences.
−f pfile Specify pfile as a pattern file to be used in addition to the default file.
−n Suppress the default file.
CAUTIONS
Using nonstandard formatting macros may cause incorrect sentence breaks.