Polifiller outs repetition from political speeches

Web tool takes text from political speeches and checks it for over-used phrases

If you've ever suspected that politicians regurgitate a load of clichéd guff, this web tool will help confirm your suspicions. Polifiller. com is a simple text analytics tool that takes cut and pasted text from political speeches and checks it for over-used phrases. Whack in a speech to receive a "filler count" score based on how many times "our great nation", "to you I say", "squeezed middle" or other offenders from the Polifiller Hall of Shame appear. The tool, developed by UK-based Houston PR, accepts user submitted suggestions to enrich the database.

http://polifiller.com/

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