#Excell3.0 or ProWrite3.2
16-Jun-92 10:30:10
Sb: #60040-#Excell3.0 or ProWrite3.2
Fm: Andrew Apold 73020,571
To: Michael Gerard 75505,1757
Well, I tried to get the grammar checker modified slightly. It complains
about split infinitives in the form of to xxx be, but not to xxx go, which
of course is the most famous split infinitive, that of To Boldly Go Where
No Man/One has gone before… But seeing as most everyone here likes Star
Trek it was voted to not correct Captain Kirk…
If ya want, you can try editing the Phrase.Txt file which the grammar
checker uses. It shouldn't be too difficult to figure out, if you want to
use it primarily for entertainment value.
Possible fun things to try:
when To xxx Go encountered, say "Think Twice Before Splitting an
Infinitive, unless
you are aboard the Enterprise"
make slang grammar checkers: when You all encountered, say proper form
"y'all" when "Elvis" encountered, suggest replacing it with "The King"
etc, etc, etc.