[Glass Wings] Microsoft the company should big improve Word grammar check.

Monday, March 28, 2005

A Word to the unwise — program's grammar check isn't so smart

By TODD BISHOP
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

Microsoft the company should big improve Word grammar check.

No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. That sentence is a confusing jumble.
However, it is perfectly fine in the assessment of Microsoft Word's built-in
grammar checker, which detects no problem with the prose.

Sandeep Krishnamurthy thinks Microsoft can do a lot better.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/217802_grammar28.asp

Examples here:

http://faculty.washington.edu/sandeep/check/

Top student writing mistakes:

http://faculty.washington.edu/sandeep/teaching/m.htm

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Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:59:20 +1000

"R.Lee" <colective [at] glasswings.com.au>

randy andy posted:

Microsoft the company should big improve Word grammar check.

someone set up us the bomb!

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)""( project a-ko box set rox!
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Wed, 30 Mar 2005 23:09:17 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 07:59:20PM +1000, R.Lee wrote:

project a-ko box set rox!

Cool!!  Madman?

Cheers,
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Fri, 01 Apr 2005 17:17:53 +1000

The Colective <colective [at] glasswings.com.au>

xanni inquired:

project a-ko box set rox!

Cool!! Madman?

blah i wish.. madman are so inconsistant with what they plan to release, what
they have licenced and what they plan to licence. i picked up the project a-ko
box from a place called deepdiscountdvd. they charged almost 1/2 the rrp, and
their international postage rates are pretty good. the box set consists of 3
dvds - project a-ko 1, 2, 3, 4, uncivil wars and a sound track cd, as well as a
stack of dvd rom extras.

my current fav is genshiken which ive been seeing as fansubs at unsw
screenings.

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Microsoft the company should big improve Word grammar check.

Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:54:27 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:59:20 +1000

"R.Lee" <colective [at] glasswings.com.au>

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 23:09:17 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 17:17:53 +1000

The Colective <colective [at] glasswings.com.au>