explain Command

Purpose

Provides an interactive thesaurus.

Syntax

explain

Description

The explain command provides an interactive thesaurus for the English-language phrases found by the diction command. Before using the explain command, use the diction command to obtain a list of poorly worded phrases. When you use the explain command, the system prompts you for a phrase and responds with a grammatically acceptable alternative. You can continue typing phrases, or you can exit by entering the Ctrl-D key sequence.

No other command line parameters are valid.

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