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A Word to the unwise -- program's grammar check isn't so smart |
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Written by Kacey Green
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Monday, 13 February 2006 |
 Seattle pi Reports : 3/28/2005
Microsoft the company should big improve Word grammar check. No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. That sentence is a confusing jumble. However, it is perfectly fine in the assessment of Microsoft Word's built-in grammar checker, which detects no problem with the prose.
Sandeep Krishnamurthy thinks Microsoft can do a lot better.
The University of Washington associate professor has embarked on a one-man mission to persuade the Redmond company to improve the grammar-checking function in its popular word-processing program. Krishnamurthy is also trying to raise public awareness of the issue.
"If you're a grad student turning in your term paper, and you think grammar check has completely checked your paper, I have news for you -- it really hasn't," he said.
Microsoft says it has been making continuous improvements in the grammar-checking tool, and the company notes that the issue is more complex than it might seem. Experts in natural-language processing say the broader issue reflects a deep technological challenge beyond the current capabilities of computer science.
I know this is a bit dated but I just had to put my two bits in.
I don't think it should be removed but overhauling the grammar engine would be worth the cost of upgrading to Office 12. They could do it as a favor to students and advertising copy writers everywhere. What do you think?
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