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Re: Looking for English grammar checking software

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From: Jeffrey A. Micke
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 00:00
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Brendan Burchell wrote:
> 
> jos <jskoh@color.kotel.co.kr> writes:
> 
> >I am searching for any English grammar checking software.
> >Please email me with your info to jskoh@fruits.kotel.co.kr.
> 
> >Thanks in advance.
> I wouldn't bother -- most of the stuff I've seen isn't worth 
bothering with
> at all.  Most of the time it tells you that things that are 
perfectly OK
> might be wrong.

Well I've been told even the good grammer checkers are only about 60% 
effective. I personally check my grammer using the standard grammer 
checker in my word processing software. Its not real good but it 
seems to help a little bit.

-- 
Jeff Micke
mickej@primenet.com
http://www.primenet.com/~mickej
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From: "Jeffrey A. Micke" <mickej@primenet.com>
Subject: Re: Looking for English grammar checking software
Date: 1996/01/04
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