[NABS-L] Question about writing essays

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello Osmond,
Kendra's advice is excellent. I was going to suggest a writing course
which may be more helpful in the long term. I teach Braille Music but
litracy comes up some times.

I use MS Word's F7 but it can only help so much. For instance, there
and their are spelled correctly but they are context dependant and
Word's software doesn't always ge this right which is where a decent
dictionary can come in handy. Ask your professor to tell you which
kinds of errors appear the most in your work. Is it extra spaces
between words? That's one of my problems but Word spots this. Is it
punctuation, layout, or case sensitive words getting mixed up. If you
know which issues you have, you'll be better placed to decide which
type of writing course you need. I have a Language Master which is a
stand alone machine. My favourite function is the confusables button.
You type in a word and it lists other words which sound the same with
different spellings and a brief definition of each.

HTH,
very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 6/20/23, Osmond Kwan via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Thanks Kendra for sharing your experience and for your advice.
>
> Yes, my spelling is so-so also. I always do a spellcheck after writing
> something in Microsoft Word.
>
> Thanks Again,
>
> Osmond
>
>
> On 6/19/23, Kendra via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi!
>> My grammar is good enough where I don't have to use software for it,
>> however, I'll use spell check since my spelling is so-so. I have not
>> found
>> a
>> good grammar checker that's fully accessible but if you have a good
>> writing
>> center at your school, you might want to explore it and also, check out
>> my
>> other ideas. I sent a bunch of other ideas you can try as well. Spell
>> check
>> doesn't catch everything, especially grammar errors, but it's still very
>> helpful to keep using because it will catch a lot of errors that would
>> have
>> been missed.
>> Kendra
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NABS-L <nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Osmond Kwan via
>> NABS-L
>> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2023 5:41 PM
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>> Cc: Osmond Kwan <osmond81 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [NABS-L] Question about writing essays
>>
>> Dear Friends, hope you are well.
>>
>> I've been subscribed to some blind mailing lists, but I do not post
>> often.
>> I
>> have an issue related to being a student.
>>
>> I am blind and use JAWS. I use Microsoft Word for word processing.
>> When I do a spell check and grammar check, JAWS will say what mistakes
>> are
>> made and how to correct them. However, I have a sighted professor that
>> tells
>> me that I have over 40 grammar mistakes. It appears that Word does not
>> catch
>> everything but there is software that sighted people can use to find out
>> grammar mistakes.
>>
>> I am wondering if anyone here uses any grammar checker that is blind
>> friendly?
>>
>> Thanks Friends,
>>
>> Osmond
>>
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