Clerk checks

Checks for Clerk to perform on a text, Markdown, TEX, or Org file.

Checks

Default checks | Customize checks | Acknowledgments

Default checks

Check	Description
Not the negative.	Prefer the word to the negation of the word's opposite.
Phrasal adjectives	Avoid hyphenating phrasal adjectives with an adverb ending in -ly, unless the adverb is part of a longer phrase.
Annotations	Typical markers used to signal problem sites in the text.
Archaisms	Outmoded word or phrase.
Clichés	An overused phrase or opinion that betrays a lack of original thought.
Compression	Compressing common phrases. From Style: Toward Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams.
Corporate-speak	Words and phrases that make you sound like an automaton.
Hedging	Say, or say not. There is no hedging.
Jargon	Phrases infected with bureaucracy.
Needless-variant	Prefer the more common term.
Non-words	Identifies sequences of letters masquerading as words, and suggests an actual word.
Oxymorons	Avoid contradictory terms (that aren't funny).
Pompous-diction	Pompous diction: use simpler words. From Style: Toward Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams.
Redundancies	Avoid phrases that say the same thing more than once.
Repetition	Catches consecutive repetition of words, like the the.
Sexism	Sexist or ridiculous terms (like mail person instead of mail carrier).
Skunked-terms	Words with controversial correct usage that are best avoided.

Customize checks

See Clerk's README for how to customize these checks, or create your own checks. This repository contains an example Existence check custom/example.edn to get you started.

Acknowledgments

Some elements of these checks are borrowed from the excellent Proselint.