Re: grammar checkers

2005-11-14 Thread Steve Lamb
Cal Paterson wrote: > It's grammAr. Fool. A spelling and grammAr checker in your email > client would have empowered you and (more importantly) prevented you > from looking like a complete idiot. See the use now? Yeah, and? It's email. It's rough drafy and ship. Don't like it, your probl

Re: grammar checkers

2005-11-14 Thread Cal Paterson
On 11/13/05, Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > These are precisely the people who shouldn't be using grammer software and > should use spelling software with care. It is because just these people might > not know there is a mistake in the words their software approves because > they're s

Re: grammar checkers

2005-11-13 Thread Seeker5528
On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 02:38:02 -0500 Mark Grieveson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A function of computers is to help people to communicate, and become > empowered. Some computer users are recent immigrants, for whom English > is not their first language. Some computer users did not have a > chance

Re: grammar checkers

2005-11-13 Thread Heimdall Midgard
On 2005/11/13, Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mark Grieveson wrote: > > > It was very good. It would not only point out > > grammar errors, but gave thorough explanations as > > well (for example: "This sentence is in the > > /passive voice, /ie, 'The ball was thrown by John'. > > Consi

Re: grammar checkers

2005-11-13 Thread Steve Lamb
Mark Grieveson wrote: > It was very good. It would not only point out grammar errors, but gave > thorough explanations as well (for example: "This sentence is in the > /passive voice, /ie, 'The ball was thrown by John'. Consider rewording > to the /active voice,/ ie, 'John threw the ball'").