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Packages = proselint

[*.md]
BasedOnStyles = Vale, proselint

Rules 34

27 error7 suggestion
  • proselint.Airlinese error existence

    '%s' is airlinese.

  • proselint.AnimalLabels error substitution

    Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'.

  • proselint.Annotations error existence

    '%s' left in text.

  • proselint.Apologizing error existence

    Excessive apologizing: '%s'

  • proselint.Archaisms error existence

    '%s' is archaic.

  • proselint.But error existence scope: paragraph

    Do not start a paragraph with a 'but'.

  • proselint.Cliches error existence

    '%s' is a cliche.

  • proselint.CorporateSpeak error existence

    '%s' is corporate speak.

  • proselint.Currency suggestion existence

    Incorrect use of symbols in '%s'.

  • proselint.Cursing error existence

    Consider replacing '%s'.

  • proselint.DateCase error existence

    With lowercase letters, the periods are standard.

  • proselint.DateMidnight error existence

    Use 'midnight' or 'noon'.

  • proselint.DateRedundancy error existence

    'a.m.' is always morning; 'p.m.' is always night.

  • proselint.DateSpacing error existence

    It's standard to put a space before '%s'

  • proselint.DenizenLabels suggestion substitution

    Did you mean '%s'?

  • proselint.Diacritical error substitution

    Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'.

  • proselint.GenderBias error substitution

    Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'.

  • proselint.GroupTerms suggestion substitution

    Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'.

  • proselint.Hedging error existence

    '%s' is hedging.

  • proselint.Hyperbole error existence

    '%s' is hyperbolic.

  • proselint.Jargon error existence

    '%s' is jargon.

  • proselint.LGBTOffensive suggestion existence

    '%s' is offensive. Remove it or consider the context.

  • proselint.LGBTTerms suggestion substitution

    Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'.

  • proselint.Malapropisms error existence

    '%s' is a malapropism.

  • proselint.Needless suggestion substitution

    Prefer '%s' over '%s'

  • proselint.Nonwords error substitution

    Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'.

  • proselint.Oxymorons error existence

    '%s' is an oxymoron.

  • proselint.P-Value suggestion existence

    You should use more decimal places, unless '%s' is really true.

  • proselint.RASSyndrome error existence

    '%s' is redundant.

  • proselint.Skunked error existence

    '%s' is a bit of a skunked term — impossible to use without issue.

  • proselint.Spelling error consistency

    Inconsistent spelling of '%s'.

  • proselint.Typography error substitution

    Consider using the '%s' symbol instead of '%s'.

  • proselint.Uncomparables error existence

    '%s' is not comparable

  • proselint.Very error existence

    Remove '%s'.