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Questions tagged [grammar]

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Program for creating language syntax/grammar "railroad" diagrams?

I'm looking for the program that JSON, SQLite and other projects are using to create the diagrams used for their language syntax, if there is a particular program. All of the diagrams have a similar style, with partially curved connections or…
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How to ignore spelling and grammar for certain text styles in Word 2007

Is there a way to ignore spelling and grammar for certain text styles in Word 2007? Some of the stuff I'm writing is pre-formatted text that looks like this and usually has stuff like if (str.length() != 3) which will give me the squiggly lines on…
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Can I get the spellchecker in MS Word to remember my grammar decisions?

Sometimes Word will make a incorrect grammar suggestion which I can just ignore. However every time I go to spellcheck it again, it will keep making that suggestion. Is there any way I can get it to remember not to make that particular suggestion…
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Advanced Grammar and Style Checker

I just finished writing and reviewing my masters thesis; however, I was wondering if there is an advanced grammar/style tool that'll go through my thesis and identify anything I've missed Edit: The tool(s) don't have to be opensource rather I'm…
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How to have the button on quick access bar to toggle spelling check on and off in Word 2010?

I cannot find such button on the ribbon. Currently we have to open the menu File - Option - Proofing - Check grammar... I am working with with two languages i.e. English and Vietnamese, and the need to turn English spelling checking is very…
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How to save a grammar rule setting that I have ignored and use it for all my future documents in Microsoft Word

Being a JavaScript developer, recent days I am in a habit of writing words with spaces on both ends of a bracket. An example - ( Stack Overflow is great ) This makes it more readable for me. I am trying to relate the same in Microsoft Word i.e. I…
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Is there a tool for automatically checking English grammar?

I need to run through a document and check that it contains proper English grammar. My toolset for spell-checking for words include ispell and OpenOffice, but they seem only to do spell-checking. Even though OpenOffice was talking about grammar I…
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grammar check support in openoffice/libreoffice works as expected?

Apparently, when I go to Tools -> "Spelling and Grammer" dialog box in OpenOffice Writer, it only does the spell checking. Further, it only adds red underlines for spelling mistakes, no green underlines (as seen in MS-Word) to highlight the grammar…
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MSword spellcheck: ignore text between this and that

How can I set a spellcheck rule that will enable MSword (2013) to skip some part of the text. For instance I would ask him to skip the text between a double parenthesis. text that must be checked here ((skip that part)) and here. Is it possible…
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Can I edit Microsoft Word 2011 Mac grammar (capitalization)?

The house style of the company I work for is to not capitalize "internet". Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 flags this as a grammar error. I tried added lowercase "internet" to the spelling dictionary, but this doesn't help. Is there any way to tell…
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Adding word links in custom dictionary from chat acronyms to real words

I read that I could add custom words to Mac OS X's spellcheck dictionary by either: Right clicking the word and selecting 'learn spelling' Adding them manually to 'LocalDictionary' in the user library folder I added the chat acronym 'ur' to mean…
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Search for the best spelling and grammar checking tool for English language

I am searching for the best spelling and grammar checking tool for English language. I have no problem to buy this tool as long as it runs under linux (OpenOffice)...
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Automatically Find/Replace fixed set of phrases in Word

I want to perform the following Find/Replace operations (or equivalent) in Word: For example: End of sentence: also `.`, `?`, `!` 1. `. ` by `.` (xInf) 2. `.` by `. ` 3. ` .` by `.` (xInf) Edit: xInf above means repeat the Find/Replace…
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Spelling AND Grammar check for Notepad ++

This site provided with spellcheck for Notepad ++ html/markup spellcheck, but not grammar: How do I enable spell checking in Notepad++? Looking to do spelling and grammar check on html all in one option via notepad ++. Where can I find that?
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MS Word Spell Check

Can anyone tell me how to suppress the 'Ignore Once' option in MS Word? I want any grammatical errors ignored totally not just once. I'm an author and use dialogue frequently. The spoken word is not like proper English so I have a continual fight…
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