On Sat, 8 Oct 2005 04:53, Steven Shelton wrote: > Chad Smith wrote: > >What is your point? A Grammar Checker can still be used. The existance of > > a calculator does not preclude the need for basic math skills. The > > existance of a spell checker does not mean one needn't worry about > > learning to spell. A radio does not get rid of the need for reading > > ability. A computer does not mean that being able to hand write a letter > > or note will never be useful. A Grammar Checker is a tool - just like a > > word processor - and it's something that people use, people expect, and > > people want. If such a tool is able to be included in OpenOffice.org - it > > *should* be. > > > >Your complaint is unfounded and poitnless. > > Not really. I have yet to find a grammar checker that really worked > worth anything. In fact, they seem to find almost nothing but false > positives.
I remember this being thrashed out on the users list several years back... Fact is, "Grammar Checkers" are the most useless and harmful "tool" ever invented. Babel Fish does a better job of translating between languages than any grammar checker will ever do of picking up grammatical errors. And grammar checkers lead to poor grammar.... > > IMHO, a grammar checker is a great idea for a third-party add-on, but > not for the core. The is where they belong - an option for those who are too lazy to proof-read... -- Alex Fisher Co-Lead, CD-ROM Project OpenOffice.org Marketing Community Contact Australia/New Zealand http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
