On 10/7/05, Alex Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, 8 Oct 2005 04:53, Steven Shelton wrote: > > 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...
Thank you for making your declaration of "The Way Things Ought To Be (TM)". OOo and SO are one of the few office suites that don't have a Grammar Checker. Grammar check is not just for lazy or stupid people. It's a tool, just like everything else. You can use it for good, or evil. You can use it properly, or impromperly. If you don't use your head - you'll get bad results, just like with anything. Grammar check is good for several things, even to those who know grammar. 1) Check for simple mistakes that you overlook. 2) Running a back up to the spell checker (which can approve a word that is a real word, just not the right one.) 3) Making you say "Is that really right?" and if it is, then great. If not - change it. 4) Actually find errors that the author may or may not be aware of. Yes, it will find "mistakes" in a perfectly correct sentence - and it will overlook mistakes. But it's a tool - not a perfect one - but one that users expect. It should be included. It's 2005, grammar check has been around for over 10 years. Let's step into the 90s. -Chad Smith
