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25 May 2019

3 shell scripts: Kill weasel words, avoid the passive, eliminate duplicates

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    Title: 3 shell scripts: Kill weasel words, avoid the passive, eliminate duplicates
    Link: http://matt.might.net/articles/shell-scripts-for-passive-voice-weasel-words-duplicates/

    weasels=“many|various|very|fairly|several|extremely
    |exceedingly|quite|remarkably|few|surprisingly
    |mostly|largely|huge|tiny|((are|is) a number)
    |excellent|interestingly|significantly
    |substantially|clearly|vast|relatively|completely” * passive voice * Duplicates

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