whitt45

I use MS Word with its grammar and spell check on, but I've disabled a number of the grammar errors. Word's style suggestions are business-oriented (i.e. they suggest the dryest, most passive language possible) so they're nearly useless to a creative writer. I have it check for things like commas, semi-colons, run-ons, etc. - technical grammar stuff.

amusinglackoftalent

So THIS has been my problem all along???!!! Can I sue Gates for this? Love the sig, Avarice.

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suzakugaiden

Word parses sentences funny, rendering grammar check usless. That, and I frequently use decidedly wrong grammar. I think I've said it before that I've chosen punctuation based more on appearance than function.

"it makes your work as interesting as a tax return."

Yes, because... word writes the story, and there's no user input at all...

WTF.

mammamaia

i'm with you, suka... that would be like blaming your hammer for building an ugly house with no bathrooms... such silliness... tools are just that... TOOLS... meant to be used by artists, as they create [hopefully] 'works of art'... if one has little talent and can't use one's own tools well, the result will be a botched job... but, one uses tools, not v/v...

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Bad Craziness

If you don't see any green lines in microsoft word than you're not being creative enough with sentence structure. There's something not right about letting Bill Gates dicatate what is right and wrong. In my opinion it is the most obtrusive program available when it comes to writing.

Anarkos

...or maybe you've just turned out the parts of the grammar check that are annoying, wrong or tedious?

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Raith

i usually just type then go back after i have finished a paragraph.

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suzakugaiden

I see a lot of people mentioning Bill Gates around here. You do realize that he doesn't make EVERYTHING Microsoft puts out, right?

lisajane

I keep spell-check on, I fix the spelling right away of any word spelt incorrectly. I have the grammar one disabled.

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CroZ

I recommend just leaving the spell check on and going back to it when your finished your days work.
I used to leave spelling mistakes until I had finished altogether but I found that its just tedious and can quickly make you sick of writing altogether.

ampersand

Jarte is a good program. Any tips how I can download both the English and Spanish dictionary?

jta_8888

I think when you're finished with the story, you're meant to go back and correct it, instead of a constant stop-go-stop-go type of thing.

(Right?)

Kira the wanderer

Well you want it to correct you. You should just learn to go back and take care of it later.

cecilia

Just to throw a spanner in th works, I think I do both, correct some as I go along, some at the end. I havent learnt to type without looking at the key pad yet so I dont always notice. Go into freeflow.

Let us all sweep our own front doors and let the whole world be clean-by someone I cant remember, butall recognition will go to them.

Lots of love cecilia xxx

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cecilia

woops, just realised I missed and 'e' there, sorry folks

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