Grammar check also catches things like extra spaces between words. I find this helpful because you can't catch these errors with speech at all, and if you're reading quickly, you might miss them on the Braille display. You have to know grammar in order to use grammar check effectively anyway.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lindsay Yazzolino Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 1:49 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Grammar check Hi Kylee, As a person who loves grammar, I agree with you that people shouldn't rely on their computers to fix grammatical errors which they should learn how to do in there brains. Actually, I don't often find need for a grammar check for this purpose, but mainly for when I spell check Braille documents. I don't know if this is the case for others on this list, but I mainly use the spellchecker to check for typos rather than to detect misspelled words. Sometimes while writing in Braille documents I will make typos which result in a real word, but not the one I intended to write. In such cases the Braille word will go undetected by a spellchecker but not fit properly in the sentence. A grammar check would be able to detect such errors which the spellchecker will miss. Luckily when I receive my new mPower qt this problem will disappear or occur far less often. Part of the reason for this problem was that I type far more efficiently on a qwerty style keyboard than on a Braille keyboard, despite having used the latter ever since I can remember. I hope this clarified things for you. Lindsay Lindsay E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: lindsayyazz MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288 ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kylee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 10:24 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Grammar check >I think things will have come to a pretty pass when HW feels it necessary >to > emulate Microsoft in this respect. Some of us were taught grammar in > school. While I wouldn't use things like XL, I respect its possible > inclusion as a useful tool which would potentially enhance the > functionality > of the BN family. However, I see such a thing as a grammar check as a > lowering of standards. > > Kylee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 6:50 PM > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Grammar check > > >> This is Jospeh. At this point, the answer is no. Good suggestion, though. >> P.S. The only way of using grammar check is by converting the document to >> Microsoft Word *.doc file, open it with Microsoft Word and check it that >> way. Then you have to convert it back to its original format. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lindsay >> Yazzolino >> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:40 PM >> To: Braillenote List >> Subject: [Braillenote] Grammar check >> >> Hi Everybody, >> >> I am in the process of transplanting from a BrailleNote running 4.01 to >> an >> mPower and am curious, does the BrailleNote have a grammar check yet? If >> not, consider it a suggestion for a future release. Thanks in advance for >> any responses. >> Lindsay >> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> AIM: lindsayyazz >> MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288 ... >> ___ >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> >> >> ___ >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.3/254 - Release Date: 8/02/2006 >> >> > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
