Talk:Grammar checker

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There should be a page called Writer's Workbench so I put in the link. This has the sound of a very common name though... Anyway I was able to find a neat article from '87 reviewing it (http://computersandcomposition.osu.edu/archives/v1/1_2_html/1_2_2_Harris.html), it was invented at Bell Labs, we could have a nice stub article. But I'm not sure if the somewhat similar product WWB 8.16 is actually descended from the original? Also their is a Debian package of the 'diction' component still available. 68.188.164.248 (talk) 18:46, 25 March 2009 (UTC)dranorter wingold

A New York Times article from 2002 suggests Microsoft no longer uses CorrecText; this should be noted in this article. "A Microsoft spokeswoman said that Microsoft had added its own grammar-checking technology to Word 97, the 1997 release of its word processor, based on work done by the company's research division. The new system, which replaced technology bought earlier from an outside developer, added the ability to do things like look for subject-verb agreement in more complicated sentences. Since 1997, two new versions of Word have not had added significant new functions." http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/15/business/new-economy-computer-scientist-s-lament-grammar-has-lost-its-technological-edge.html?pagewanted=1 68.188.164.248 (talk) 19:20, 25 March 2009 (UTC) dranorter wingold

A Use for Even Today's Poor Grammar Checkers
While the grammar checkers that I've used have been very poor at detecting grammatical errors, I have found them very useful for detecting typos that a spell checker cannot catch.

I don't know how common this, but I have a problem that when I type something that's in my head, some of the words do not make it into the document. My fingers seem to randomly lose words in the transmission. I have found the grammar checkers that I've used to be outstanding with this class of errors.

However, I can use these grammar checkers only because I have an excellent command of grammar. I would not recommend using one to people who don't. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bostoner (talk • contribs) 22:01, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
 * WP:Not a forum. Are you suggesting this for the Article, and can you find a source that confirms this to be not necessarily unique to you? The Mysterious El Willstro (talk) 18:35, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Deleted Spam
I just deleted a previous comment that had nothing to do with grammar checkers. It was an ad for a mortgage company by someone who signed his name "Jim Grabowy." Bostoner (talk) 00:44, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Scamware
I dont know if this is entirely appropriate but I want to warn people that there are spelling checkers that install trojans on your computer (scamware), so please do a background check before you download one Feraudyh (talk) 11:51, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Update
Given that most of the commentary here and citations in the entry are well over a decade old combined with the fact that the technology in recent years has made significant advances, I would hope to see this entry updated. There is a need for it. Silas10961 (talk) 21:04, 13 October 2023 (UTC)