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 Diction-PHP
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This is a port and upgrade of the original GNU diction to PHP.

GNU diction can be found here:

http://www.gnu.org/software/diction/diction.html

 Major Changes From GNU Diction
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 * Ported to PHP
 * Split languages into language packs.
 * Eliminated "print sentences with certain characteristics" code from style.
 * Removed all C-isms and replaced them with equivalent (and simpler) PHP code
 * Split functionality out into classes.
 * Eliminated standalone functionality to make this a set of classes for text
   analysis, rather than a set of programs for the same.
 * Cleaned up unused variables, renamed methods to reflect their purpose, etc.
 * Fixed some major bugs in the sentence handling code.

 Future Goals
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 * Fix bugs.
 * Port the diction functionality also.
 * Allow all stages of the processing to be enhanced through PHP's OO features.
 * Re-format code into a standard PHP style
 * Submit to PEAR.