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List of (possible) English hedge words
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List of (possible) English hedge words
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/words/hedges
- Owner: words
- License: mit
- Created: 2014-08-31T21:45:56.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2022-11-06T12:20:11.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-11T10:11:31.108Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: hedge, list, natural-language, word
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 92.8 KB
- Stars: 42
- Watchers: 6
- Forks: 8
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: readme.md
- Funding: funding.yml
- License: license
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README
# hedges
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List of *supposed* English (both British and American) hedge words.
## Contents
* [What is this?](#what-is-this)
* [When should I use this?](#when-should-i-use-this)
* [Install](#install)
* [Use](#use)
* [API](#api)
* [`hedges`](#hedges-1)
* [Data](#data)
* [Types](#types)
* [Compatibility](#compatibility)
* [Related](#related)
* [Contribute](#contribute)
* [Security](#security)
* [License](#license)
## What is this?
This package exposes a list of [hedge][wiki] words, which are typically used
to introduce ambiguity or indecisiveness.
## When should I use this?
Use this when you want to do fun things with natural language.
## Install
This package is [ESM only][esm].
In Node.js (version 14.14+, 16.0+), install with [npm][]:
```sh
npm install hedges
```
In Deno with [`esm.sh`][esmsh]:
```js
import {hedges} from 'https://esm.sh/hedges@2'
```
In browsers with [`esm.sh`][esmsh]:
```html
import {hedges} from 'https://esm.sh/hedges@2?bundle'
```
## Use
```js
import {hedges} from 'hedges'
console.log(hedges.length) //=> 162
console.log(hedges.slice(0, 10))
```
Yields:
```js
[ 'a bit',
'about',
'actually',
'allege',
'alleged',
'almost',
'almost never',
'always',
'and all that',
'and so forth' ]
```
## API
This package exports the identifier `hedges`.
There is no default export.
### `hedges`
*Roughly*, **hedges** exposes information as a list of strings
(`Array`).
## Data
For a complete list of supported hedge words and phrases, *like*, see
[`data.txt`][data].
> 👉 **Note**: that the words listed in **hedges** are *speculated* to be
> hedges, although *perhaps* not.
## Types
This package is fully typed with [TypeScript][].
It exports no additional types.
## Compatibility
This package is at least compatible with all maintained versions of Node.js.
As of now, that is Node.js 14.14+ and 16.0+.
It also works in Deno and modern browsers.
## Related
* [`buzzwords`](https://github.com/words/buzzwords)
— list of buzzwords
* [`dale-chall`](https://github.com/words/dale-chall)
— list of familiar American-English words (1995)
* [`fillers`](https://github.com/words/fillers)
— list of filler words
* [`profanities`](https://github.com/words/profanities)
— list of profane words
* [`spache`](https://github.com/words/spache)
— list of simple American-English words (1974)
* [`weasels`](https://github.com/words/weasels)
— list of weasel words
## Contribute
Yes please!
See [How to Contribute to Open Source][contribute].
## Security
This package is safe.
## License
[MIT][license] © [Titus Wormer][author]
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[build]: https://github.com/words/hedges/actions
[coverage-badge]: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/words/hedges.svg
[coverage]: https://codecov.io/github/words/hedges
[downloads-badge]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/hedges.svg
[downloads]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/hedges
[size-badge]: https://img.shields.io/bundlephobia/minzip/hedges.svg
[size]: https://bundlephobia.com/result?p=hedges
[npm]: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install
[esm]: https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/a39789f98801d908bbc7ff3ecc99d99c
[esmsh]: https://esm.sh
[typescript]: https://www.typescriptlang.org
[contribute]: https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/
[license]: license
[author]: https://wooorm.com
[data]: data.txt
[wiki]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedge_\(linguistics\)