 A Media Writer's Guide to Grammar and Style |
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The report in this sample is from an analysis on a movie review document in
HTML format, with the HTML filter set (strips out the code, analyzes text
words only -- note the "tags filtered" reminder).
All results are detailed.
The analysis can be printed out online or stored in the file that is
automatically created on disk with each analysis (does not affect the
original file). The report looks like the one below.
Writers who submit articles to magazines and newspapers need to have an
accurate word count. Here's the easiest and most accurate way to get that
vital information -- easily, repetitively, painlessly.
By running WORDFREQ on an article that you're working on, you can
keep constant track of whether you're staying within the publisher's
assigned limits.
What a great tool for the webmaster who writes his own pages. Are you
running too long? Are you repeating too much? The report might even hit you
with a misspelling or two.
You can also help clean up your act if you're using one or two words
NOTE: This illustration is of the Windows version of WORDFREQ.
WORDFREQ will also automatically filter out common words like 'a', 'an',
'and', etc. but a new menu feature (v2.3.1) allows you to include such words
if you prefer.
Example:
The following is the first part of a typical report created by WORDFREQ...
and it's for this document (the one you're reading, excluding most of
the html code, numbers and some late excisions):
This is what it looks like on your screen:
too repetitively. It takes a real friend to point that out. Now, do it
yourself--objectively!
Version 2.3.1!
Now you can filter out HTML tags for purer text analysis
and... Print analysis files directly -- at no extra cost!
Word frequency report for wordfreq.htm
Analyzed on 10/4/99 at 1:35:42 PM
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Total number of lines: 154
Total number of words: 581
Total number of unique words: 277
Words per line: 4
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If some words which seem to be identical appear twice
it may be because one version ends in an invisible space.
Any difference in case (upper/lower) will appear as unique.
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12 to
12 WORDFREQ
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8 that
8 in
7 on
6 you
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6 number
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5 you're
5 text
5 frequency
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4 word
4 version
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4 Windows
4 Total
3 writes
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3 who
3 which
3 up
3 unique
3 report
3 repetitively
3 repetition
3 order
3 need
3 looks
3 like
3 it
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3 help
3 have
3 get
3 created
3 counter
3 count
3 breakdown
3 at
3 as
3 article
3 appear
3 accurate
3 It's
3 If
3 DOS
3 All
2 z-a
2 writer
2 working
2 work
2 within
2 whether
2 what
2 way
2 vital
2 very
2 versions
2 useful
2 used
2 use
2 upper/lower
2 unwanted
2 typical
2 twice
2 track
2 too
2 time
2 this
2 this
2 that
2 submit
2 staying
2 space
2 some
2 seem
2 running
2 run
2 rights
2 results
2 reserved
2 reading
2 publisher's
2 program
2 probably
2 point
2 per
2 parameters
2 painlessly
2 page
2 only
2 now
2 notes
2 newspapers
2 may
2 magazines
2 letters
2 knowing
2 know
2 keep
2 just
2 it's
2 invisible
2 instance
2 information
2 identical
2 handy
2 group
2 getting
2 following
2 files
2 file
2 excluding
2 ends
2 easily
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2 detailed
2 copy?
2 constant
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2 code
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2 below
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2 avoid
2 articles
2 anything
2 anyone
2 analysis
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2 alphabetized
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2 Writers
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2 Utilities
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2 NewTEK
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2 Industries
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2 DosPrompt
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2 ASCII
2 $9
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1 words:
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1 window
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1 screen:
1 screen
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1 manual
WORDFREQ is available for Windows or as a DOS utility.
The DOS version can be used in a DosPrompt or Command Prompt window. The
Windows version works in all versions of Windows.
A recent new customer wrote:
"BTW, this is a pretty powerful program for one with such a small 'footprint'"!
~~ S.K.
WORDFREQ does not work on binary files, which includes most word processor DOC files. These may be saved as ASCII files for WORDFREQ analysis.
As for file size, a practical limit is around 400 Kb due to the multiplying
effect of the sort algorithm which is carried out in a portion of memory.
This means that it is suited for limited length documents, such as
long articles or novel chapters. WORDFREQ is not suitable
for full novel-length files and should not be ordered for that purpose.
Software is not returnable.
Short documents (letters, emails, short
articles, html pages) are analyzed so swiftly it may appear instantaneous.
It is most practical for documents under 200 Kb with CPUs in the 800 Mhz
range and higher.
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