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Retr0id
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Simple example from this piece: I scrubbed 7 instances of the word “just” from it. Obviously, Emacs can do that on their own, but you have to know to look for that word, and every other one.
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You are erasing yourself in doing this, not improving your writing.
If you want to improve your writing, read more.
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Agreed and depends on the writing. It's a very helpful tool though to be able to flag and highlight that sort of thing
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