[NABS-L] Question about writing essays

[Osmond Kwan]

Good morning Sandra, hope you are well.

Thanks for sharing your experience and avice. I have never heard of a
language master. It sounds interesting.

Thanks Sandra,

Osmond


On 6/20/23, Sandra Gayer via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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