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Grammar rules
Word 2003's grammar checking sometimes highlights things and I don't
understand why. For example, it has highlighted something with "Adjective use (consider revising)". Is there any way to find out what are the actual rules that Word is applying, beyond the brief description, which is sometimes murky? Thanks. |
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Grammar rules
Some style-fascists think adjectives are bad. Ignore (or better, turn
off) Word's grammar checker. On Jun 15, 10:56*am, Eric wrote: Word 2003's grammar checking sometimes highlights things and I don't understand why. For example, it has highlighted something with "Adjective use (consider revising)". Is there any way to find out what are the actual rules that Word is applying, beyond the brief description, which is sometimes murky? Thanks. |
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Grammar rules
I don't care about this particular rule. I want to figure out in general how
to find out the full statement of the rules that Word is using. "grammatim" wrote: Some style-fascists think adjectives are bad. Ignore (or better, turn off) Word's grammar checker. On Jun 15, 10:56 am, Eric wrote: Word 2003's grammar checking sometimes highlights things and I don't understand why. For example, it has highlighted something with "Adjective use (consider revising)". Is there any way to find out what are the actual rules that Word is applying, beyond the brief description, which is sometimes murky? Thanks. |
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I don't know anywhere that the rules are spelled out, but you can get an
idea of what sort of "grammar" and "style" issues are involved by going to Tools | Options | Spelling & Grammar and clicking Settings in the grammar section. The most recent KB article I can find that even comes close to addressing this is "Frequently asked questions about grammar proofing in Word" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290943 -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Eric" wrote in message ... I don't care about this particular rule. I want to figure out in general how to find out the full statement of the rules that Word is using. "grammatim" wrote: Some style-fascists think adjectives are bad. Ignore (or better, turn off) Word's grammar checker. On Jun 15, 10:56 am, Eric wrote: Word 2003's grammar checking sometimes highlights things and I don't understand why. For example, it has highlighted something with "Adjective use (consider revising)". Is there any way to find out what are the actual rules that Word is applying, beyond the brief description, which is sometimes murky? Thanks. |
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Thanks. I've never heard anything good said about the grammar checker - have
you? It may be because the comments I see are from writers/editors who generally know what they're doing and find the grammar checker's suggestions misguided or simplistic. I wonder if there are people who like it and find it useful. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I don't know anywhere that the rules are spelled out, but you can get an idea of what sort of "grammar" and "style" issues are involved by going to Tools | Options | Spelling & Grammar and clicking Settings in the grammar section. The most recent KB article I can find that even comes close to addressing this is "Frequently asked questions about grammar proofing in Word" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290943 -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Eric" wrote in message ... I don't care about this particular rule. I want to figure out in general how to find out the full statement of the rules that Word is using. "grammatim" wrote: Some style-fascists think adjectives are bad. Ignore (or better, turn off) Word's grammar checker. On Jun 15, 10:56 am, Eric wrote: Word 2003's grammar checking sometimes highlights things and I don't understand why. For example, it has highlighted something with "Adjective use (consider revising)". Is there any way to find out what are the actual rules that Word is applying, beyond the brief description, which is sometimes murky? Thanks. |
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I like and use "Check spelling as you type" but never run the spelling
checker explicitly. I suspect that the contextual spell checking in Word 2007 will be especially helpful. I don't use the grammar checker in any form, for the reasons you cite (I'm a copy editor). Given the context here, we're more likely to see complaints than plaudits, but I've never seen/heard anyone praise the grammar checker. The only reason I can think of for using it is that you have to endure it in order to get the reading level report, which some writers may need. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Eric" wrote in message ... Thanks. I've never heard anything good said about the grammar checker - have you? It may be because the comments I see are from writers/editors who generally know what they're doing and find the grammar checker's suggestions misguided or simplistic. I wonder if there are people who like it and find it useful. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I don't know anywhere that the rules are spelled out, but you can get an idea of what sort of "grammar" and "style" issues are involved by going to Tools | Options | Spelling & Grammar and clicking Settings in the grammar section. The most recent KB article I can find that even comes close to addressing this is "Frequently asked questions about grammar proofing in Word" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290943 -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Eric" wrote in message ... I don't care about this particular rule. I want to figure out in general how to find out the full statement of the rules that Word is using. "grammatim" wrote: Some style-fascists think adjectives are bad. Ignore (or better, turn off) Word's grammar checker. On Jun 15, 10:56 am, Eric wrote: Word 2003's grammar checking sometimes highlights things and I don't understand why. For example, it has highlighted something with "Adjective use (consider revising)". Is there any way to find out what are the actual rules that Word is applying, beyond the brief description, which is sometimes murky? Thanks. |
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Peter A wrote:
As you have found out, if you know enough about grammar to understand its suggestions, you don't need it! And if you don't know enough about grammar, you won't know if its suggestions are valid. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org |
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