Check phrases for overuse with retext.

npm:

npm install retext-overuse

retext-overuse is also available for duo, and as an AMD, CommonJS, and globals module, uncompressed and compressed.

var retext = require('retext');
var overuse = require('retext-overuse');
var report = require('vfile-reporter');

retext()
    .use(overuse)
    .process([
		'That movie was amazing',
		'The acting was amazing',
		'The story was amazing'
    ].join('\n'), function (err, file) {
        console.log(report(file));
    });

Yields:

<stdin>
	1:16-1:23: Replace “amazing” with “astonishing”, “surprising”, “awe-inspiring”, “awesome”, “awful”, “awing”, “impressive”
	2:16-2:23: Replace “amazing” with “astonishing”, “surprising”, “awe-inspiring”, “awesome”, “awful”, “awing”, “impressive”
	3:15-3:22: Replace “amazing” with “astonishing”, “surprising”, “awe-inspiring”, “awesome”, “awful”, “awing”, “impressive”

⚠ 3 warnings

Word overuse with Retext.

Parameters

• overuse — This plug-in;

• options (Object?, optional):

  • list (Object.<Object>) — Phrases with suggestions.

  • ignore (Object.<Array>) — Phrases in the list to ignore.

  • limit (Number) — Number of times phrase must have been used.

MIT © Duncan Beaton