SAS Institute has developed software that it says can sift through e-mails and other electronic text to discern falsehoods. "The patterns in people's language change when they are uncertain or lying," says Peter Dorrington, business solutions manager at SAS. "We can compare basic patterns in words and grammatical structures versus benchmarks to detect likely lies." For instance, over-use of the word "or" and too many adjectives can be giveaways, according to Aldert Vrij's book, "Detecting Lies and Deceit." SAS says its software can also be used to detect inaccuracies in resumes and job applications. (*Financial Times*, 20 Jan 2002; NewsScan Daily, 21 Jan 2002) http://news.ft.com/news/industries/internet&e-commerce
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