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Discussion on: Refactoring condescending language with alexjs

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Dzhavat Ushev

Thanks for sharing this tool. Didn't know it before.

I try to think about the tone and language that I use when writing articles. Especially words like "easy", "obviously", "just" can easily (🤔) slip though because of prior experience with technology and thinking that "everyone knows it". It's also hard to remember that not everyone is as familiar with something. Tools like this help by making us question some assumptions. It starts with awareness.

I ran the tool on my blog and got 90 warnings. Quickly went though them and brought them down to 67. The rest look ok within their context. Will remember to use this tool in the future.

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Suzanne Aitchison

Totally agree when you say it helps us question our assumptions!

Glad you found it useful for your blog!