Wordcounter

Online editor that can help you to improve word choice and writing style, and, optionally, help you to detect grammar mistakes and plagiarism. To check word count, simply place your cursor into the text box above and start typing. You’ll see the number of characters and words increase or decrease as you type, delete, and … Read more

Using regex on TextWrangler

Why TextWrangler? Some Regex BBEdit / TextWrangler Regular Expression Guide ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— BBEdit / BBEdit-Lite / TextWrangler Regular Expression Guide Modified: 2018/08/10 01:19 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— NOTES: The PCRE engine (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions) is what BBEdit and TextWrangler use. Items I’m unsure of are marked ‘# PCRE?’. The list while fairly comprehensive is not complete. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PATTERN … Read more

Acquiring text varities

One of the most important goals of formal schooling is teaching text varieties that might not be acquired outside of school […] Early in school, children learn to read books of many different types, including fictional stories, historical accounts of past events, and descriptions of natural phenomena. These varieties rely on different linguistic structures and … Read more