: Word Clouds and Phrase Clouds I'm familiar with word clouds (or tag clouds) as used on blogs or on sites like Delicious. It seems to me that a tool similar to that could be of use to writers

I'm familiar with word clouds (or tag clouds) as used on blogs or on sites like Delicious. It seems to me that a tool similar to that could be of use to writers like me, who don't have an editor, when trying to identify typical or overused phrases. So here is my question:

Does there exist an online tool which analyzes text samples for repeating phrases?
What tools or techniques can a writer use to avoid recurring phrases or idioms too often?

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: How do you mention the same character with two very different descriptions? In a screenplay, if you have a single character whose appearance and significance changes at some point - how do you

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