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There are OSS linux cli tools and npm packages that do the same thing but I find myself using this web app often. It has a pleasant interface and making all th

There are OSS linux cli tools and npm packages that do the same thing but I find myself using this web app often. It has a pleasant interface and making all the errors go away usually results in clear writing. https://hemingwayapp.com/ https://hemingwayapp.com/

blowski 4y ago
In general I agree with you about Hemingway. But it tends to focus on clarity of individual sentences without thinking about the document as a whole. In the wrong hands, it encourages monotony.
ClapperHeid 4y ago
Of course, the fun thing to do with the Hemingway.app is to paste in some of Hemingway's own writing and see how it fairs. I just pasted in the opening few paragraphs of "The Old Man and The Sea" --which is generally recognised as one of his most "simplified" in writing style and got the following resutls: 2 uses of passive voice, meeting the goal of 2 or fewer. 0 phrases have simpler alternatives. 3 of 11 sentences are hard to read. 2 of 11 sentences are very hard to read. So 5 out of 11 sentences were "hard" or "very hard" to read. Oh dear, Ernest. Back to writing school for you!