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Discussion in 'Hull City' started by Kempton, Aug 3, 2015.

  1. Kempton

    Kempton Well-Known Member

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    Does anyone else use it? It's a free download that flags up any grammar errors you might make as you type. Spelling mistakes, etc. Ha ha, for instance, I just typed ect instead of etc.

    It works really well and I just thought it might help put an end to the evil spelling/grammar police. Obviously a man of vast intelligence, such as my myself doesn't need it, but....

    Whoops, I just made a 'Missing comma(s) with interrupter error, lol...
     
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  2. robingram02

    robingram02 Well-Known Member

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    You mean like spellchecker? I think they may have come a little late to the party.
     
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  3. Steven Toast

    Steven Toast Well-Known Member

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    No, but then I'm good at English.
     
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  4. Kempton

    Kempton Well-Known Member

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    I've never heard of spellchecker, why didn't you tell Patty?
     
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  5. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
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    Knot summat I kneed.
     
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  6. Kempton

    Kempton Well-Known Member

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    That's lovely, but don't you ever make typo's?
     
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  7. Steven Toast

    Steven Toast Well-Known Member

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    On my phone maybe, but that's because the keys are small and I can't be bothered editing it. On a computer, no. Not if I can help it. It's actually a bit of an OCD.
     
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  8. Plum

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    But does it deal with the apostrophe correctly?
     
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  9. Sir Cheshire Ben

    Sir Cheshire Ben Well-Known Member

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    Is it in English?
     
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  10. Kempton

    Kempton Well-Known Member

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    Of coarse'
     
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  11. Plum

    Plum Well-Known Member

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    Thats alright then
     
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  12. Mr Hatem

    Mr Hatem Well-Known Member

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    Probably it is in American like everything else computer-related.
     
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  13. Mr Hatem

    Mr Hatem Well-Known Member

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    Nobody stops us!
    grammar police.png
     
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  14. Sir Cheshire Ben

    Sir Cheshire Ben Well-Known Member

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    There is no such thing as 'American English'. There is English & there are mistakes.
     
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  15. Mr Hatem

    Mr Hatem Well-Known Member

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    I thought you were Faroese?
    Your oviusly knot as goode at English as tho'se wot is native speaker's.
     
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  16. Kempton

    Kempton Well-Known Member

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    It's probably American, like everything else computer related.

    No need, no need...
     
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  17. Steven Toast

    Steven Toast Well-Known Member

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    My family are, I grew up here.
     
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  18. Walter Sobchak

    Walter Sobchak Well-Known Member

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    Hmm but should be a semicolon there instead of a comma?

    Or is it not a semicolon because both parts aren't complete sentences?

    It was ages since I did my English exams.
     
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  19. Steven Toast

    Steven Toast Well-Known Member

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    You could use a semi-colon but honestly, a comma works just as well.
     
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  20. Bigelow

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    I use it. It's great and it works.

    Also. Check out a different one called 'Ginger'. Which I believe to be better.
     
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