Writerly introspection

[estepheia]

Is there such a thing as a program that will analyse one's vocab? I'd like to find out which words I use too much. Some I already know and try to cut down on, but a statistical list would be great.

Words I use too often:
look, watch, somehow, something, almost, suddenly, when.

ETA: Oh, um, dear friends, feel free to add to that list if you've noticed me using a certain word or expression ad nauseum.

Comments

[bathsweaver.livejournal.com]

I have this same problem, except I most notice it in my punctuation. The "--." I LOVE the dashes, and when using them I often feel like the doting mother who forces all her friends to look at countless pictures of her ugly, sticky-faced toddler whenever she sees them. I know I should let up and throw a few semi-colon or even--hey!--periods into the frikkin' mix, but I never can manage to. Italics, also. God, I do love italics.

As far as your vocab, I've never noticed anything in your posts--(eep! The dash!)the too-oft repeated words or phrases seem to be a phenomenon of conversation, it seems. Eh--in my utterly un-authoritative, wholly flawed and half-baked theory of the moment.

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

If you haven't noticed any particular words, that's fine. I read a story the other day where the author uses the word 'shatter' for coming/having an orgasm every fucking time. Like every few paragraphs, sometimes several times in one sex scene. It really got on my wick. :-)
Reading that story made me wonder if maybe I was doing that kind of thing without being aware of it....