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Find lexical illusions - usage: cat file.txt | ./grep-lexical-illusions.sh
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grep-lexical-illusions.sh
#!/bin/sh
# http://matt.might.net/articles/shell-scripts-for-passive-voice-weasel-words-duplicates/
exec egrep -i -n --color -Eo '(\b.+) \1\b' "$@"
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