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From: shell@fornax.UUCP (Barry Shell)
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Subject: Re: Recommendation for style checker on the Mac??
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Date: 6 Nov 90 05:58:18 GMT
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In article <7523@umd5.umd.edu> pevans@umd5.umd.edu (Peter Evans) writes:
>I am considering buying a style checker for the Mac and would be
>interested in any comments people have about the packages on the
>market.
>
>Two packages I know of are:
>    Grammatik Mac (v2.0)
>    Sensible Grammar (v1.6.2)
>
>Specific questions are:
>  How useful are they for academic writing vs buisness writing

I am familliar with Grammatik Mac which I had for a while and returned for
refund.  They find the odd real mistake but flag dozens of other things that
are not really mistakes.  If you are really picky, or a really bad writer
the program will make your writing better. But it takes time.

>  Do they operate with MS word (4) files

Not sure about the version you mention.  I think so.

>  Operate under multifinder (in the background)

Irrelevant because you will want to check interactively since 90% of
stuff flagged would probably not be changed by you.

>  Is is possible to turn off different features or checks.

Yes

>  Cost and a good place to buy them.
Very cheap from most mailorder houses. Macwarehouse has it for $51.