Grammar

[mabu]

Hi everyone,

If you are using a Grammar Checker with Nisus Pro could you share your experience?
I'm looking for a good Grammar Checker to help me improve my writing and facilitate my study of the English language (I'm not a native).

I'm using Nisus Pro and Snow Leopard.
Any suggestions and/or advice really appreciated.

Thank you very much.

[Jester]

Can't think of much except switching the little flag at the bottom to British English and downloading Mozilla Firefox with British English :p.

[Groucho]

Hello, mabu.

No, NWP doesn’t support Mac’s built-in grammar checker. I think you can use a third-party one, though. Grammarian Pro looks like a good choice. I read a lot of good about it. I guess you can try it before you pay.

Greetings, Henry.

[greenmorpher]

Your post is short, mabu, but it looks as though your grammar is fine.

You might try Grammarian as suggested, but as a person whose first language is English and as a professional writer, I found is very frustrating, not to say outright silly, when I tried it some years ago.

Kind regards

Geoffrey Heard
Business writer, Editor, Publisher
The Worsley Press

[Groucho]

Sure, as Geoff says, grammar checkers sometimes lead to questionable outcomes. I never use one unless I want to have a good time. But I’m growing old and it takes more than a grammar checker to stretch my jaw. To make a long story short, be careful. Grammar checkers as well as linguistic translators can be tricky. Use it with a pinch of salt (cum grano salis).

Bye, Henry.

[mabu]

Thanks for the kind advice.

I already downloaded and tried a few grammar-checker apps.
Yes, they are tricky, especially for a non-naive like myself. But in some instances they detect and instruct me in various useful ways...
Difficult to say which app works best.
I guess the choice will be a bit of a gamble.

[Jester]

Thanks for the kind advice.

I already downloaded and tried a few grammar-checker apps.
Yes, they are tricky, especially for a non-naive like myself. But in some instances they detect and instruct me in various useful ways...
Difficult to say which app works best.
I guess the choice will be a bit of a gamble.

Do notice the difference between "naïve" and "native" :p . These are the kind of things a spell checker can't detect hee hee. Your English is pretty good, keep it up!

PS: I think you could learn a lot if you use LiveMocha.