Good Free Windows Grammar Checker?

[MilesAhead]

I'm always mixing my tenses.  Looks like I need a grammar checker.  Anyone know anything for Windows7 that's fast, light and effective?

[cranioscopical]

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.

[MilesAhead]

I think the last time I used a grammar checker was Win2k.  Something will turn up eventually.

[Target]

maybe a little extreme, but have you considered a participle accelerator?

[MilesAhead]

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."

[justice]

http://afterthedeadline.com/

[cranioscopical]

I just tried After the Deadline.

Entering

My brother, and me go to the game yesterday?

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

[MilesAhead]

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.

[justice]

You can enable additional checks via the options menu cranio, i think they include grammar stuff.

[rjbull]

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.google.com/~r/gizmosbest/~3/T2Oc_hCTu_8/some-free-browser-based-online-proofreading-tools.htm?utm_source=feedburner&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.techsupportalert.com/content/some-free-browser-based-online-proofreading-tools.htm

[MilesAhead]

Thanks for the link.  That was interesting.

[MilesAhead]

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.

[MilesAhead]

Thanks for all the replies.

[MilesAhead]

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.

[cranioscopical]

You can enable additional checks via the options menu cranio, i think they include grammar stuff.

Aha! All that I tried was their demonstration.

[J-Mac]

Mrs. Ramsey, but she's getting old and has slowed down.....   

Jim

[MilesAhead]

Mrs. Ramsey, but she's getting old and has slowed down.....   

Jim

I'd rather have Mavis Bacon with 2 eggs over easy, home fries, toast and coffee.