Re: Question: Grammar Checkers?

[joko@well.sf.ca.us (Joe Kohn)]

In article <92311.080459DBEHRENS@MIAMIU.BITNET> DBEHRENS@MIAMIU.BITNET writes:
>In the fall issue of Enhance Newsletter from Quality Computers they offer two
>different grammar checkers both at the same price and I'm wondering which one
>is much better and catches more errors.  If anyone can answer this I would
>appreciate it.
> 
>Thanks,
> 
>Dennis J. Behrens
>DBehrens@MiamiU.Bitnet
> 


I own both Sensible Grammar and the new TimeOut Grammar. They both use the
exact same "engine", so one is not really better than the other. They both
work in the exact same way. BUT...Sensible Grammar is a stand alone program
that loads in ASCII or AW text to check, and TimeOut Grammar only works from
within AppleWorks Classic.

As a writer, I find the TO.Grammar to be useful, but have to admit that I
don't use it all the time. It is good for picking up typos, and for pointing
out common grammar errors. For me though, I think that I write with a
dramatic flair, and both grammar checkers flag expressions that may not be
100% grammatically correct, but that sound good to me.

Maybe someone who doesn't write for a living can offer some feedback?

Joe Kohn