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diff --git a/man/man6/syl.6 b/man/man6/syl.6 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..98b90e11 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man6/syl.6 @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +.TH SYL 6 "June 2016" "Manual page for syl" +.SH NAME +.B syl +\- make a crude guess as to the number of syllables of a word +.SH USAGE +.B syl +syllable +.br +.B syl +canapé +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B syl +applies some very crude heuristics to guess at the number of syllables that +would be used if the Latin-alphabet word on the command line were spoken out +loud. It is far too inaccurate for any serious use, particularly for languages +other than English; the author uses it for poetry generation. +.SH AUTHOR +Tom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz> |