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From: clouds@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Kathy Strong)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Grammer checker for DOS
Keywords: Grammer Grammar Spelling
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Date: 3 Nov 90 18:33:35 GMT
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Reply-To: clouds@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Kathy Strong)
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In article <4058@pluto.dss.com> alan@pluto.dss.com (Alan Warwick) writes:
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>Hello -
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>	I am looking for a grammer and syntax checker that runs under MSDOS...
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Alan, you probably want a spelling checker too.  :-)

I've heard that both Grammatik and Sensible Grammar are okay. But be warned that
grammar checkers are still in their infancy--sort of like OCR was several years
ago. They exist, they sorta work--but they're not really up to the job they're
trying to do. May I suggest a book? It's called WRITING WITH STYLE, by John R.
Trimble. It's a small paperback, probably available in the local college book-
store... dark green cover, white title type. It covers everything from tight-
ening your prose and writing a convincing argument to punctuation and so on.
It's also very entertaining to read, unlike nearly every other writing textbook
I can think of.

--Kathy



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