Wooorm<\/a>. The tool highlights a term that is deemed insensitive in terms of gender, ethno-cultural origin, religion, etc., and suggests an alternative word, so that your text is free from potentially offensive turns of phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFor example, if you write \u201cAll men are equal\u201d, alex will suggest you write instead \u201cAll humans are equal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
alex was built to recognize English words. If you write in French, you can easily use an automatic translation tool, then copy\/paste your text for analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since alex is an open source tool, the more you use it and the more you make suggestions for improvement, the more relevant it will be for everyone! Don’t hesitate to share it with your colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tool can be integrated with several platforms: Slack, Sublime, Gulp, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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