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Old September 2nd, 2004, 02:52 AM
Gregg Hill
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Microsoft's spelling checker works well, but the grammar checker is
HORRIBLE!

***DO NOT USE*** the MS Word grammar checker. Go buy a good book instead.

Gregg Hill



"Greg R" wrote in message
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I guess my grammar is bad, at least it is not horrible unless I am
tired, mad or upset. I have a form of dyslexia that causes grammar
problems. I will have to live with this problem.

Today, A person told me I am excellent with configuring computers and
I should get into that business. That made my feel great

Does Microsoft Word do better at grammar corrections than Microsoft
works?



Greg R
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  #32  
Old September 3rd, 2004, 07:20 AM
Gregg Hill
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Never mind, I found it on Google.


"Gregg Hill" wrote in message
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I sit corrected! BTW, what does your tag line mean?

Gregg Hill


"Cerridwen" wrote in message
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Gregg Hill wrote:
Greg,

Please take this post in the spirit of helpfulness. My first question
to you is "Were you raised in an English-speaking country?" I am not
trying to put you down...I just realize that posts come from around
the world, and anybody posting using English as their second language
will never get a grammar lesson from me, since I only speak one
language fluently and enough Spanish to get into trouble. If your
post is in your second language, more power to you!

If English is your primary language, then I respectfully suggest you
buy a good book on English grammar, as there are several improper
items in your post. Here are some corrections. I will highlight the
corrections **in between** asterisks.

1) "...grammar is worse when I mad or upset." That should read
"...grammar is worse when I **am** mad or upset."

2) "In the xp general newsgroup." is a sentence fragment. It would
read more clearly and flow better if you said "I have since removed
that post **from** the xp general newsgroup." Make it one sentence
instead of breaking it into two chunks.

3) "I never been told my grammar is bad." That should read "I
**have** never been told my grammar is bad." Just because no one
points it out does not mean it is not true. Think of it this way. How
often do you point out to a person with real bad breath that they
have a problem? Sometimes you should point it out, since severely bad
breath can be a sign of hidden medical problems (it was for my
younger brother). In the case of bad grammar, it makes one look less
intelligent than he/she may be.
4) "It does not seem the Miss Tick is getting that message." This line
should read "It does not seem **that** Miss Tick is getting that
message."
5) From your quoted post at the bottom of this one: "I being reading
the xp general newsgroup." This one should read "I **have been**
reading the xp general newsgroup."

I do not think you are agreeing about the EULA. You said, "In windows xp
& windows xp pro you can have user accounts. In a sense
your are saying I could not let anyone use any program on my own
computer. That is the stupidest thing I even heard of. No one has
the right to tell me I can not share the use of the program. If some
person came over and asked to use my computer. That's my choice and
no eula is going to tell me otherwise period. If people followed the
eula, They would have to turn off the virus scanner, when someone
else is using my computer. Actual no one follows the eula including
ms. Otherwise there would not have user accounts."
When you state, "Actual no one follows the eula including ms. Otherwise
there would not have user accounts", you misunderstand what
the EULA is saying. It is not saying that other people cannot use
your computer. It is saying that you can only install the software on
one computer and one portable device fro non-concurrent use. If you
have it installed on a portable device in addition to your main
computer, then the portable device has to be for your use, i.e., not
for your wife or a friend to use the laptop while you are using the
desktop. On that last point, you two do agree.

I am not sure why she uses the "Tick" in her pseudonym (perhaps it is
related to the "erm" she puts in her posts?), but the "Miss
Perspicacia" is related to her English major, as I pointed out in my
previous post.
If you take this information to heart, you will put yourself across
as more intelligent and professional. If your résumé has even one
grammatical error, it will often be tossed out. Yes, grammar is
important.
Gregg Hill




Sorry about the 'erm' - I do that when I'm pointing out the bleedin'
obvious. I promise to cut it out in future. I'm afraid your theories
regarding my moniker, whilst excellent, are, I'm afraid, completely
wrong. Miss Perspicacia Tick was the name of a witch/medium in one of my
favourite books (Miss Tick 'mystic' - geddit? ;o)) But they were
interesting.

Also, whilst we're on the subject of good grammar, I feel I must correct
a tiny point of yours. "...do you point out to a person with real bad
breath..." I know that using 'real' as an adverb is something that has
found its way into common US English usage, but it's gramatically
incorrect. 'Real' is an adjective (a word that describes a noun - this
isn't for you, it's in case our friend is still reading!), it is more
correct to say "...really bad breath', in other words, it should be the
adverbial form of the adjective. OK, whilst you may feel I'm arguing
semantics, you were the one who pointed out that an incorrect word on a
CV could lose you that job.

Although the phrase 'bad breath' doesn't contain a verb, it already
contains one adjective ('bad') and, as it's considered bad grammar to use
two adjectives in a row, the secondary qualifier is (usually) an adverb.

I know you might think I'm being picky, but we are talking about strictly
correct grammar!

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My great-grandfather was born and raised in Elgin - did he eventually
lose his marbles?





  #33  
Old September 4th, 2004, 03:54 AM
Gregg Hill
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David,

Cat got your tongue? I thought you'd at least have the courtesy to respond.

Gregg Hill



"David" wrote in message
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Hey Greg,

Are you really worried about licensing issues? I thought a practical guy
like
you would toss the EULA out of the window and apply the rules in a
practical,
common sense manner. However, You might want to read this:

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...lient_eula.pdf

You can find all EULAs he

http://www.microsoft.com/office/eula/en.mspx

Sorry, I can't answer your question directly on this newsgroup but then I
am a
lawyer!

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Gregg Hill wrote:

Hello!

I think I know the answer to this one (no!), but I would like to confirm
it.
At one point in time, I think Microsoft allowed Office to be installed on
two computers (a laptop and a desktop, for example) as long as both were
not
in use at the same time. Does this hold true for Office 2003?

I have a user with two computers running and a KVM switch to switch
between
the two. Technically, only one computer can be used at a time. Would that
allow installation of Office 2003 on both from one license, or do they
need
two licenses?

Gregg Hill





 




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