[lbo-talk] A Word to the unwise -- program's grammar check isn't so smart

Sujeet Bhatt sujeet.bhatt at gmail.com
Mon Mar 28 18:41:06 PST 2005


A Word to the unwise -- program's grammar check isn't so smart

By TODD BISHOP SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

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.

Krishnamurthy, 37, grew up in Hyderabad, India. A textbook author and a frequent contributor to scholarly journals, he is passionate about writing and the English language.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/217802_grammar28.asp

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