[nabs-l] MicroSoft Word question: Spelling and Grammar check

Karl Martin Adam kmaent1 at gmail.com
Sat Jan 10 14:20:24 UTC 2015 

Hi=20All,=20my=20experience=20with=20grammar=20check=20is=20that=20it=20ten=
ds=20to=20be=20
very=20stupid=20and=20not=20particularly=20good=20at=20figuring=20out=20wha=
t=20you're=20
trying=20to=20say.=20=20Homophones=20are=20a=20problem=20for=20me=20as=20we=
ll--even=20
though=20I=20intellectually=20know=20how=20to=20use=20them=20correctly,=20I=
=20often=20
type=20the=20wrong=20one.=20=20The=20best=20thing=20I've=20found=20to=20do=
=20is=20have=20
someone=20else=20look=20at=20my=20papers=20if=20they're=20long=20and=20impo=
rtant,=20
like=20a=20term=20paper.=20=20That's=20a=20good=20idea=20anyway=20because=20=
for=20any=20
writer=20what=20you=20write=20makes=20sense=20to=20you=20but=20may=20make=20=
less=20sense=20
to=20your=20audience.=20=20As=20far=20as=20style=20guides=20go,=20I=20would=
=20recommend=20
the=20Turabian=20manuel,=20which=20is=20also=20available=20on=20Bookshare.=
=20=20The=20
long=20name=20is=20_A=20Manual=20for=20Writers=20of=20Research=20Papers,=20=
Theses,=20
and=20Dissertations:=20Chicago=20Style=20for=20Students=20and=20Researchers=
_=20by=20
Kate=20Turabian.=20=20It=20has=20a=20very=20good=20grammar=20section,=20an=
=20excellent=20
overview=20of=20how=20to=20write=20research=20papers,=20and=20it=20gives=20=
you=20the=20
style=20guide=20for=20both=20kinds=20of=20Chicago=20citations,=20which=20is=
=20used=20by=20
almost=20everyone=20in=20higher=20level=20academia=20(sometimes=20slightly=
=20
modified=20for=20certain=20disciplines)=20except=20for=20psychology=20and=20=

sociology=20(who=20use=20APA)=20and=20literary=20criticism=20(which=20uses=
=20MLA).

Best,
Karl

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Michael=20D=20Ausbun=20via=20nabs-l=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To:=20Derek=20Manners=20<dmanners at jd16.law.harvard.edu>,=20"National=20
Association=20ofBlind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sat,=2010=20Jan=202015=2007:01:33=20+0000
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20MicroSoft=20Word=20question:=20Spelling=20and=20=

Grammar=20check

Hello=20all=20(but=20especially=20kaiti),
=09A=20quick=20update,=20from=20shortly=20after=20receiving=20Derek=92s=20
extremely=20useful=20link:
=09Microsoft=20word=20has=20this=20cool=20setting,=20which=20I=20cannot=20s=
eem=20to=20
get=20to=20permanently=20stay=20on,=20but=20it=20is=20cool=20never=20the=20=
less.=20
If=20you=20are=20using=20JAWS=20and=20your=20Microsoft=20word=20is=202013,=
=20you=20
need=20to=20press=20the=20Alt=20key=20plus=20F,=20then=20T,=20then=20arrow=
=20down=20
twice=20to=20proofing.=20Once=20you=20are=20here,=20tab=20over=20until=20yo=
u=20
find=20the=20area,=20which=20says,=20=93Writing=20Style.=94=20If=20you=20ma=
ke=20sure=20
it=20says=20=93Grammar=20and=20writing=20style,=94=20Microsoft=20word=20wil=
l=20
catch=20all=20grammatical=20mistakes.=20Sadly,=20the=20contextual=20
checker=20fails=20to=20catch=20all=20but=20the=20most=20obvious=20homophone=
s=20
(I=20tested=20it=20on=20a=20document=20where=20I=20knew=20for=20sure=20I=20=

misspelled=20suite=20as=20sweet).
If=20I=20find=20anything=20else=20by=20being=20proactive,=20I=20will=20let=
=20you=20guys=20
know.=20If=20I=20do=20not,=20perhaps=20someone=20with=20more=20knowledge=20=
in=20this=20
area=20will=20come=20forth.=20As=20it=20stands,=20all=20the=20suggestions=20=
have=20been=20
fantastic=20(I=20downloaded=20the=20Elements=20of=20language=20fourth=20Ed.=
=20From=20
bookshare=20and=20it=20is=20brilliant).
Thanks=20everyone,
Michael

________________________________________
From:=20nabs-l=20[nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20on=20behalf=20of=20Derek=20
Manners=20via=20nabs-l=20[nabs-l at nfbnet.org]
Sent:=20Friday,=20January=2009,=202015=2010:06=20PM
To:=20Michael=20D=20Ausbun=20via=20nabs-l
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20MicroSoft=20Word=20question:=20Spelling=20and=20=

Grammar=20check

Here's=20something=20for=20office=202007.

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/microsoft-office/use-word-2007s-
contextual-spell-checker-to-avoid-embarrassing-errors/

Sent=20from=20my=20iPhone

=20On=20Jan=2010,=202015,=20at=2012:55=20AM,=20Michael=20D=20Ausbun=20via=20=
nabs-l=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20wrote:

=20I=20would=20say=20pausing=20on=20each=20one=20to=20double=20check=20is=20=
your=20best=20
bet.=20I=20know=20I=20pay=20special=20attention=20to=20those=20even=20thoug=
h=20I=20use=20
zoomtext=20because=20I=20frequently=20just=20misuse=20them=20out=20of=20
carelessness.=20Ideally,=20grammar=20checks=20will=20continue=20to=20become=
=20
smarter.=20There=20may=20also=20be=20a=20setting=20you=20can=20adjust=20to=
=20make=20it=20
more=20stringent.=20When=20I'm=20not=20on=20a=20train,=20I=20can=20look=20a=
nd=20see=20how=20
to=20get=20to=20the=20menu.=20But=20I=20know=20you=20can=20have=20it=20mark=
=20when=20you=20do=20
one=20or=20two=20spaces=20after=20a=20period=20as=20incorrect=20grammatical=
ly=20so=20
there=20may=20be=20an=20option=20to=20catch=20more=20grammar.

=20Best=20wishes
=20Derek=20Manners

=20Sent=20from=20my=20iPhone

=20On=20Jan=2010,=202015,=20at=2012:55=20AM,=20Michael=20D=20Ausbun=20via=20=
nabs-l=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet..org>=20wrote:

=20Hello=20All:

=20=20=20Alright,=20but=20in=20the=20case=20of=20just=20listening=20to=20a=
=20document,=20if=20
one=20is=20using=20JAWS=20or=20another=20screen=20reader,=20how=20does=20on=
e=20catch=20
spelling=20or=20grammar=20errors?=20For=20example,=20if=20one=20accidentall=
y=20uses=20
wile=20instead=20of=20while,=20even=20though=20they=20actually=20know=20tha=
t=20while=20
ought=20to=20be=20used=20instead=20of=20wile,=20how=20do=20they=20catch=20t=
hat=20they=20
used=20the=20wrong=20while?=20Would=20they=20just=20have=20to=20pause=20eve=
ry=20time=20
they=20come=20to=20a=20homophone,=20and=20ensure=20it=20is=20the=20correct=
=20one?
=20=20=20I=20believe=20most=20of=20my=20issues=20arise=20from=20this=20prob=
lem,=20and=20since=20
a=20professor=20recently=20commented=20on=20this,=20I=20probably=20should=20=
make=20it=20
go=20away.=20I=20apologize,=20if=20I=92m=20being=20overly=20persistent.
=20Best=20Regards,
=20Michael

=20________________________________________
=20From:=20kcj21=20[kcj21 at bellsouth.net]
=20Sent:=20Friday,=20January=2009,=202015=209:33=20PM
=20To:=20Kaiti=20Shelton;=20Michael=20D=20Ausbun;=20National=20Association=
=20of=20
Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list;=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20=

Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20MicroSoft=20Word=20question:=20Spelling=20an=
d=20
Grammar=20check

=20Hi=20all,
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20When=20checking=20for=20grammar=20and=20spelling=20mis=
takes,=20I=20
generally=20just=20read=20through=20my=20papers=20several=20times.=20If=20y=
ou=20have=20
grammar=20or=20citation=20=20questions,=20I=20suggest=20reading=20Strunk=20=
and=20
White's=20The=20Elements=20of=20Style=20and=20Purdue=20Online=20Writing=20L=
ab=20
respectively.=20As=20for=20commas,=20you=20use=20them=20before=20the=20
conjunctions:=20for,=20and,=20nor,=20but,=20or=20,=20yet,so=20(FANBOYS).=20=
You=20also=20
use=20them=20in=20a=20list,=20after=20a=20preposition,=20after=20an=20if=20=
clause,=20and=20
around=20nonrestrictive=20appositives.

=20Hope=20this=20helps,
=20Kaley


=20On=20Saturday,=20January=2010,=202015=2012:17=20AM,=20Kaiti=20Shelton=20=
via=20nabs-l=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20wrote:


=20To=20be=20honest,=20I=20would=20be=20interested=20in=20an=20answer=20to=
=20this=20
question=20too.
=20Especially=20since=20I=20have=20chosen=20English=20classes=20in=20colleg=
e=20based=20
more
=20on=20their=20theme=20and=20reading=20material=20than=20their=20writing,=
=20I=20think=20
I'm
=20becoming=20rusty=20for=20lack=20of=20practice.=20=20My=20biggest=20probl=
em=20seems=20
to=20be
=20that=20I=20overuse=20commas,=20placing=20them=20in=20places=20where=20I=
=20think=20it=20
would
=20be=20natural=20to=20pause=20when=20speaking=20because=20that's=20how=20m=
y=20brain=20
works.
=20Grammar=20check=20doesn't=20catch=20these=20issues=20most=20of=20the=20t=
ime=20and=20I
=20honestly=20don't=20remember=20a=20lot=20of=20my=20grammar=20lessons=20fr=
om=20almost=20
4
=20years=20ago.

=20Michael,=20I'm=20an=20advocate=20for=20more=20braille,=20but=20even=20th=
ough=20I=20
read
=20books=20in=20braille=20all=20the=20time=20this=20is=20still=20an=20issue=
=20for=20me.=20=20
Don't
=20feel=20too=20bad.=20=20:)

=20On=201/9/15,=20Michael=20D=20Ausbun=20via=20nabs-l=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org<mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>>=20wrote:
=20Hello=20Nabs!
=20=20=20This=20is=20probably=20a=20silly=20question,=20easily=20solved=20i=
f=20I=20were=20to=20
read=20more
=20braille;=20however,=20because=20I=20don't=20have=20the=20resources=20or=
=20time,=20I=20
figured=20I'd
=20give=20this=20a=20shot.
=20=20=20I've=20found=20that=20it=20is=20becoming=20recently=20more=20commo=
n,=20that=20I=20
tend=20to=20miss
=20spelling=20and=20grammar=20mistakes,=20even=20after=20I=20do=20a=20spell=
ing=20and=20
grammar=20check
=20on=20my=20documents=20(school,=20work,=20etc.).=20I=20was=20wondering,=20=
is=20there=20
a=20saves-all
=20trick=20that=20you=20guys=20use,=20in=20order=20to=20catch=20the=20homop=
hones=20or=20
random,=20but
=20easily=20made,=20Grammar=20mistakes?
=20Respectfully,
=20Michael
=20Secretary,=20Nevada=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Student,=20National=20
Federation=20of=20the
=20Blind
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=20--
=20Kaiti


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