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Adrian Bailey

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:01 pm
Post subject: ms grammar checker rubbish redux
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Question. What do you think Microsoft Word believes is wrong with the
following?

Perfect your English.

The better your English is, the more chance ...

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Django Cat

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:49 pm
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Adrian Bailey wrote:

> Perfect your English.

I guessed it, and I guessed right.

DC

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Athel Cornish-Bowden

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:06 pm
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On 2008-02-13 18:49:15 +0100, "Django Cat" <notareal DeleteThis @address.co.uk> said:

> Adrian Bailey wrote:
>
>> Perfect your English.
>
> I guessed it, and I guessed right.

Do tell us. (I don't use M$ Word, so I can't check for myself.)



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"Peter Duncanson

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:06 pm
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:06:31 +0100, Athel Cornish-Bowden
<athel_cb.DeleteThis@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>On 2008-02-13 18:49:15 +0100, "Django Cat" <notareal.DeleteThis@address.co.uk> said:
>
>> Adrian Bailey wrote:
>>
>>> Perfect your English.
>>
>> I guessed it, and I guessed right.
>
>Do tell us. (I don't use M$ Word, so I can't check for myself.)

I use an old version of Word. It has no comment to make on the
grammar of the sentence.

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Skitt

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:06 pm
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Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote:
> Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
>> "Django Cat" said:
>>> Adrian Bailey wrote:

>>>> Perfect your English.
>>>
>>> I guessed it, and I guessed right.
>>
>> Do tell us. (I don't use M$ Word, so I can't check for myself.)
>
> I use an old version of Word. It has no comment to make on the
> grammar of the sentence.

Nor did mine -- Word 2000 (9.0.8981 SP-3).
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John O'Flaherty

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:06 pm
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:57:00 -0800, "Skitt" <skitt99.TakeThisOut@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote:
>> Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
>>> "Django Cat" said:
>>>> Adrian Bailey wrote:
>
>>>>> Perfect your English.
>>>>
>>>> I guessed it, and I guessed right.
>>>
>>> Do tell us. (I don't use M$ Word, so I can't check for myself.)
>>
>> I use an old version of Word. It has no comment to make on the
>> grammar of the sentence.
>
>Nor did mine -- Word 2000 (9.0.8981 SP-3).

Word 2002 want to see "you're".
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Oleg Lego

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:06 pm
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:57:00 -0800, Skitt posted:

>Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote:
>> Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
>>> "Django Cat" said:
>>>> Adrian Bailey wrote:
>
>>>>> Perfect your English.
>>>>
>>>> I guessed it, and I guessed right.
>>>
>>> Do tell us. (I don't use M$ Word, so I can't check for myself.)
>>
>> I use an old version of Word. It has no comment to make on the
>> grammar of the sentence.
>
>Nor did mine -- Word 2000 (9.0.8981 SP-3).

Nor did OpenOffice.org 2.1 Writer.

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Adrian Bailey

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:32 pm
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"John O'Flaherty" <quiasmox.TakeThisOut@yeeha.com> wrote in message
news:skg6r39bep5plor2355eq92ve5aek61bic@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:57:00 -0800, "Skitt" <skitt99.TakeThisOut@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote:
>>> Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
>>>> "Django Cat" said:
>>>>> Adrian Bailey wrote:
>>
>>>>>> Perfect your English.
>>>>>
>>>>> I guessed it, and I guessed right.
>>>>
>>>> Do tell us. (I don't use M$ Word, so I can't check for myself.)
>>>
>>> I use an old version of Word. It has no comment to make on the
>>> grammar of the sentence.
>>
>>Nor did mine -- Word 2000 (9.0.8981 SP-3).
>
> Word 2002 want to see "you're".

Ditto Word 2003.

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