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- From: joko@well.sf.ca.us (Joe Kohn)
- Subject: Re: Question: Grammar Checkers?
- Message-ID: <BxF2GA.BDs@well.sf.ca.us>
- Sender: news@well.sf.ca.us
- Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
- References: <92311.080459DBEHRENS@MIAMIU.BITNET>
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 21:31:22 GMT
- Lines: 28
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- In article <92311.080459DBEHRENS@MIAMIU.BITNET> DBEHRENS@MIAMIU.BITNET writes:
- >In the fall issue of Enhance Newsletter from Quality Computers they offer two
- >different grammar checkers both at the same price and I'm wondering which one
- >is much better and catches more errors. If anyone can answer this I would
- >appreciate it.
- >
- >Thanks,
- >
- >Dennis J. Behrens
- >DBehrens@MiamiU.Bitnet
- >
-
-
- I own both Sensible Grammar and the new TimeOut Grammar. They both use the
- exact same "engine", so one is not really better than the other. They both
- work in the exact same way. BUT...Sensible Grammar is a stand alone program
- that loads in ASCII or AW text to check, and TimeOut Grammar only works from
- within AppleWorks Classic.
-
- As a writer, I find the TO.Grammar to be useful, but have to admit that I
- don't use it all the time. It is good for picking up typos, and for pointing
- out common grammar errors. For me though, I think that I write with a
- dramatic flair, and both grammar checkers flag expressions that may not be
- 100% grammatically correct, but that sound good to me.
-
- Maybe someone who doesn't write for a living can offer some feedback?
-
- Joe Kohn
-