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Author Topic: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?  (Read 11879 times)

MilesAhead

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Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« on: August 25, 2011, 10:30 PM »
I'm always mixing my tenses.  Looks like I need a grammar checker.  Anyone know anything for Windows7 that's fast, light and effective?

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2011, 10:41 PM »
I'm always mixing my tenses.  Looks like I need a grammar checker.  Anyone know anything for Windows7 that's fast, light and effective?

No good asking me, I didn't know.

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2011, 12:51 AM »
I think the last time I used a grammar checker was Win2k.  Something will turn up eventually. :)

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2011, 12:58 AM »
maybe a little extreme, but have you considered a participle accelerator?

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2011, 01:40 AM »
Seems tough to search on.  Either my spelling gets corrected(changes it to "particle") or even if I quote the phrase I get stuff like "download accelerator."

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2011, 10:24 AM »

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2011, 12:12 PM »
I just tried After the Deadline.

Entering

My brother, and me go to the game yesterday?

returned the result, "No writing errors were found."

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2011, 01:32 PM »
I didn't find anything free even on sourceforge. I used a free one I'm sure a few years ago. My tendency is to use clauses instead of simple Hemingway type declarative sentences. Like, this idea connected to something, but, this other idea. I think many of the checkers just look for words "but" and "and" and stick a period after the preceding word, capitalize the following word, delete the "and" or 'but" then insert 2 spaces in its place. :)

Thing is if I write short sentences like. "He did this. He then did that." I feel like I'm writing "see Jane and Dick kick Spot's ass" or something.

When trying to find an easier hotkey every choice seems to stick "&nbsp" in the text. Guess I'm stuck with Control-Shift-s. :)
« Last Edit: August 26, 2011, 04:31 PM by MilesAhead »

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2011, 03:11 PM »
You can enable additional checks via the options menu cranio, i think they include grammar stuff.

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2011, 03:27 PM »
Gizmo to the rescue?  I haven't tried it, but this came in a recent Gizmo e-mail:


Gizmo's Freeware: Top selections

Some Free Online Proof-reading Tools

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:40 AM PDT
http://feedproxy.goo...amp;utm_medium=email

Most modern browsers have in built-in spell checking or offer it via 
plug-ins but few offer powerful grammar checking or other proof-reading 
tools.  So editor Ritho went searching for free online proof-reading 
services and found five he liked but one service was a stand-out winner.

http://www.techsuppo...oofreading-tools.htm



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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2011, 03:53 PM »
Thanks for the link.  That was interesting.

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2011, 04:11 PM »
You can enable additional checks via the options menu cranio, i think they include grammar stuff.

I'm trying the Chrome extension. Hitting the hotkey seems to disable Enter key until I hotkey again. A bit awkward since it's Control-Shift-s. It would be nicer if it worked with selected text in any plain text editor. I'll use it for a while as it's more convenient than pasting in a web form on a site.

Ok, it just flagged "for awhile" and suggested "for a while" instead. Better than spell check only. Looks decent.


« Last Edit: August 26, 2011, 04:27 PM by MilesAhead »

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2011, 04:20 PM »
Thanks for all the replies.



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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2011, 04:40 PM »
It does seem to be a bit touchy.  When editing in place using the forum editor one wrong key and the whole post is wiped.  If not editing in place, then I can't use the hand cursor or suggestions.  Oh well.  Guess I'll just have to develop a punchy style through practice. :)

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2011, 09:29 PM »
You can enable additional checks via the options menu cranio, i think they include grammar stuff.

Aha! All that I tried was their demonstration.

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #15 on: August 26, 2011, 11:14 PM »
Mrs. Ramsey, but she's getting old and has slowed down.....    :P

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Re: Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?
« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2011, 11:24 PM »
Mrs. Ramsey, but she's getting old and has slowed down.....    :P

Jim

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