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From: koo@tcville.HAC.COM
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Subject: Grammar Checker
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Date: 18 Apr 91 21:27:53 GMT
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I just received a mailing from Softwood (makers of Pen Pal and the Electric
Thesaurus) that a grammar checker is being offered.  The list price for 
Proper Grammar is $99.95.  I'm looking at a 1-page mailing ad:

    o utilizes the Houghton Mifflin CorrecText Grammar Correction system
        - expert system that uses context-sensitive rules of grammar to
          analyze writing
        - identifys grammatical function and relationships among words
    o interactive grammar correction
        o checks for grammatical errors, spelling, punctuation and style
        o lets you make changes as errors are detected
    o can be used with
        - Word Perfect (TM), ProWrite (TM), Pen Pal (TM), TextCraft Plus (TM),
          Kind Words (TM), TransWrite (TM), Scribble! (TM), and ASCII files
    o supports ARexx and clipboard
    o statistics include:
        - word, sentence and paragraph count
        - Flesh Reading Ease Score, Flesh Reading Ease Grade Level,
          Flesh-Kincaid Score, Gunning's Fog Index

    For more information, contact:
        Softwood Inc, P.O. Box 50178, Phoenix, AZ 85076
        Orders: 1-800-247-8330

    I don't work for Softwood, just a happy customer because they have been
    very responsive in the past.  And now...they even read my mind!  :-)