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Subject:Re: Grammar Checkers From:Matt Ion <soundy -at- NEXTLEVEL -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 27 Jun 1996 17:01:36 -0800
On Thu, 27 Jun 1996 13:37:22 -0500, Michael Wing wrote:
>I know our egos bruise at the thought of a machine doing some of our
>work, but I would rather work with spelling and grammar checkers than
>without them. To me, the applicability of checkers depends on whether
>you expect it to do 1001f the work or less than 100 If you expect
>the checker to 100, you're going to be disappointed.
As I said, I personally use a spellchecker *sometimes* (like when it
actually MATTERS) to double-check the connection between my brain and
my fingers, since I know my typing skills are far from perfect.
Grammar checkers are something I've never found to be particularly
useful though, at least not for me.
Your friend and mine,
Matt
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