NAME
       ff - distinguish Fact from Fiction

SYNOPSIS
       ff name

DESCRIPTION
       ff is a simple utility to distinguish fact from fiction.
       The program accepts a name and writes either "fact" or
       "fiction" to the standard output.

       The program counts the number of syllables in 'name'
       and prints "fact" if this count is strictly less
       than three, and otherwise "fiction".

EXAMPLES
       % ff "information superhighway"
       fiction
       % ff "net"
       fact
       % ff "strategic defense initiative"
       fiction
       % ff "tank"
       fact
       % ff "Project Xanadu"
       fiction
       % ff "web"
       fact
       % ff "high performance computing and communications"
       fiction
       % ff "cray"
       fact
       % ff "interactive fiction"
       fiction
       % ff "book"
       fact
       % ff "Higgs boson"
       fiction
       % ff "top quark"
       fact
       % ff "trickle-down theory"
       fiction
       % ff "welfare"
       fact
       % ff "online virtual community"
       fiction
       % ff "mud"
       fact
       % ff "virtual reality"
       fiction
       % ff "netscape"
       fact
       % ff "Windows NT"
       fiction
       % ff "Linux"
       fact

AUTHOR
       firefly@sl.tcp.com

SEE ALSO
       lwall(1), oracle(7), rms(1), yahveh(0).

FILES
       /usr/bin/ff

BUGS
       Uses a mortal algorithm inapplicable to gods.
       SysV version prints "fancy" instead of "fiction":
       draft Posix version prints 'false' instead of either.