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Is there something for Linux that comes near to the MS Word grammar checker?
Wish list:
Emacs support Ignores Latex markup
Started by Willi Richert on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault):
Its main just about any other spell checker ....
It can either be used as a library or as an independent spell checker.
Did you try GNU Aspell ?
GNU Aspell is a Free and Open Source spell checker designed to eventually replace Ispell.
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I want to process a medium to large number of text snippets using a spelling/grammar checker to get a rough approximation and ranking of their "quality." Speed is not really of concern either, so I think the easiest way is to write a script that passes...
Started by Andrew Keeton on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
Word.Application') doc = app.Documents.Open(path) print "Grammar: %d" % (doc.GrammaticalErrors.Count
Grammar: 2 Spelling: 3
which match the results when invoking the check manually from Word..
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For an online project I'm working on, I am looking for a open source grammar checker. I have searched Google, with some good results ( http://www.link.cs.cmu.edu/link/ , etc), but I am wondering what all of you think about this topic.
I need this to be...
Started by PF1 on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
Have you taken a look at the Xinha project? I believe that has spell check and possibly grammar.
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I've been threatening for some time to disable the Word grammar checker because it's forever winding me up telling me my "it's" should be "its" when I know I've got it right, and it's always flagging "-self" as wrong -- so the sentence "And then to find...
Started by The Judge on
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by 12 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sffchronicles):
Hah! Stupid spell-checker obviously read it as Two-an, and thought by unchecking the boxes on the choices.....
) Are you sure that there's only one of Towan? Perhaps grasp on grammar...
grammar checker on, but probably should.
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I've got one now. I've written "Maybe a power walk." And the grammar check wants me to change it to either "maybe a powers walk" or "maybe a power walks." That doesn't even make sense!
Started by Mouse on
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by 10 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sffchronicles):
They are likely to be limited that the grammar checker is annoying, but I leave it on because sometimes, just sometimes, it's rightI have....
But the grammar checker doesn't know that power is a noun that can't actually walk.
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I've got one now. I've written "Maybe a power walk." And the grammar check wants me to change it to either "maybe a powers walk" or "maybe a power walks." That doesn't even make sense!
Started by Mouse on
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by 9 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sffchronicles):
They are likely to be limitedI have to admit that grammar is my biggest weakness - I was either asleep during the relevant' and 'past participle....
But the grammar checker doesn't know that power is a noun that can't actually walk.
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I'm glad others have come across the -self one, I was beginning to think I had it wrong!
I am very happy to simply ignore the checker if I decide I'm right, but it never does any harm to be questioned and then check I do actually have it right. Consequently...
Started by Vertigo on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sffchronicles):
But yeah, the grammar wizard is useless for most cases - although sometimes I'm about to send a manuscript....
Off my grammar checker when it informed me I was being sexist for using policewoman and lady (Lady installed is English (UK).
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I've got one now. I've written "Maybe a power walk." And the grammar check wants me to change it to either "maybe a powers walk" or "maybe a power walks." That doesn't even make sense!
Started by Mouse on
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by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sffchronicles):
They are likely to be limitedI have to admit that grammar is my biggest weakness - I was either asleep during the relevant' and 'past participle....
But the grammar checker doesn't know that power is a noun that can't actually walk.
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I've got one now. I've written "Maybe a power walk." And the grammar check wants me to change it to either "maybe a powers walk" or "maybe a power walks." That doesn't even make sense!
Started by Mouse on
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by 2 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sffchronicles):
I find the grammar checkers.
I have to admit that grammar is my biggest weakness - I was either asleep during the relevant' and 'past participle' were during my first French and German lessons.
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I've got one now. I've written "Maybe a power walk." And the grammar check wants me to change it to either "maybe a powers walk" or "maybe a power walks." That doesn't even make sense!
Started by Mouse on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sffchronicles):
They are likely to be limitedI have to admit that grammar is my biggest weakness - I was either asleep during the relevant' and 'past participle....
But the grammar checker doesn't know that power is a noun that can't actually walk.
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