diff --git a/dot_scripts/npmdeps.sh b/dot_scripts/npmdeps.sh
index 40bf5fd..da66ad4 100755
--- a/dot_scripts/npmdeps.sh
+++ b/dot_scripts/npmdeps.sh
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ echo "Install wiki CLI tool"
 npm install -g wikit
 echo "Install Write-good CLI spell checker"
 npm install -g write-good
+echo "Install Alex a text linter"
+npm install -g alex
 
 cd "$HOME" || exit
diff --git a/dot_scripts/suggest_readable_parameters.sh b/dot_scripts/suggest_readable_parameters.sh
index 8097a40..e384dd1 100755
--- a/dot_scripts/suggest_readable_parameters.sh
+++ b/dot_scripts/suggest_readable_parameters.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ function suggest_readable_parameters() {
             # TODO : bring support for shell functions aliased to anything providing a real manual
             # e.g : checkov should be taken into account but github should not
             # TODO : bring support for backslashed functions (e.g : \egrep)
+            # FIXME : alex --quiet is not detected
             # TODO : support research of command usage when parameters of command appear after command arguments, like : path_swilgt=$(find /usr/local/Cellar/logtalk -name "*swilgt.sh"dev/null)
-            # TODO : support sub commands like in git ls-tree where ls-tree is a subcommand with its own manual : git ls-tree -r --long
+            # TODO : support sub commands like in git ls-tree where ls-tree is a subcommand with its own manual : git ls-tree -r --long; or npm install -g <package> where -g is a valid option for npm install
 
             if [[ $(LC_ALL=C type "$command_name") != *"alias for"* && $(LC_ALL=C type "$command_name") != *"is a shell function"* ]] && [[ $($command_name --help &>/dev/null) -eq 0 || $(info $command_name &>/dev/null) -eq 0 ]]; then
                 while read -r command_usage; do
diff --git a/dot_vimrc b/dot_vimrc
index e976a88..eb1b42f 100644
--- a/dot_vimrc
+++ b/dot_vimrc
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ let g:ale_fixers = {
 \   'zsh' : ['shfmt'],
 \}
 
-let g:ale_linters = {'zsh': ['shellcheck'], 'text': ['writegood', 'proselint']}
+let g:ale_linters = {'zsh': ['shellcheck'], 'text': ['writegood', 'proselint', 'alex']}
 
 " when running at every change you may want to disable quickfix
 let g:prettier#quickfix_enabled = 1
diff --git a/dot_zsh_functions b/dot_zsh_functions
index 931ddc8..1c07c8d 100644
--- a/dot_zsh_functions
+++ b/dot_zsh_functions
@@ -281,12 +281,13 @@ function invalid_file_refs() {
 # run write-good, proselint, and aspell in non interactive mode, to list all mispelled words found
 function checkenlist() {
     aspell -d en list < "$1" | sort --unique --ignore-case
-    write-good "$1" | sort --unique --ignore-case
-    proselint "$1" | sort --unique --ignore-case
+    write-good "$1"
+    proselint "$1"
+    alex -q --stdin < "$1"
 }
 
 function checkenremote() {
-    curl --location --insecure --silent "$1" > /tmp/file && checkenlist /tmp/file && write-good /tmp/file && proselint /tmp/file
+    curl --location --insecure --silent "$1" > /tmp/file && checkenlist /tmp/file && write-good /tmp/file && proselint /tmp/file && \cat /tmp/file > alex -q --stdin
 }
 
 # Time management