Five_Inch_Heels
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Possible.
Possibly.
This is why spell checkers suck.
Possibly.
This is why spell checkers suck.
One silly little letter
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Duil2
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Both spelled correctly, and if they both were in the correct context within the sentence, nothing for the computer to say no to. What the computer can do, is read your story out loud for you, and you, the most complex computer, hopefully would have heard it, and corrected it. 
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TheLobster
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Nah, it's very possibly to use context to establish the distinction, in this case and quite possible many similar ones. The spellchecker in Google Docs can do this pretty
Rob_Royale
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The OP has a great point, and this is the solution. An audio read though is the perfect tool finding these errors. Not to mention just wonky sentences that might be grammatically correct but don't work when you hear them.What the computer can do, is read your story out loud for you, and you, the most complex computer, hopefully would have heard it, and corrected it.
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Computer voice proofreading absolutely does not work for me. I just mentioned in the thread about dialog that I have a strong sense of my characters' voices. I was even startled in the grocery store once on hearing a female voice from the next aisle over, sounding to me just like how one of my FMCs would sound had she been real. An aural doppelgänger!
Since I write mostly dialog, the computer comes off as absolutely flat and nowhere near what's in my mind, to the point of distraction. Just can't do it.
YMMV!
Since I write mostly dialog, the computer comes off as absolutely flat and nowhere near what's in my mind, to the point of distraction. Just can't do it.
YMMV!
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Which lead to the very fun conversation, "Excuse me, but I have a story I'm working on and I need someone to read it so I can make sure there aren't any, um, spelling mistakes. Could you read it out loud for me?"
Yeah, it's one reason I don't like to use then.
IWroteThis
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The most annoying one I run across in stories is quite / quiet, but I agree that spell checkers alone are inadquate.
It doesn't really have anything to do with your comment, other than it reminding me…
In Left With Time to Kill, there's one paragraph that is just one line of dialogue. "Amore Gustoso, then Latidos Pulsantes." They are made up names for an Italian restaurant and a Latin dance club. The first time I used the Read Aloud in Word to listen to it, I was startled because it switched from the selected voice to a Latin sounding one for just that one line.
Seurat
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Geez, one misspelled word and your whole story could end up urined.
As I approach critical mass on a few stories, I wonder whether I should use the proofreaders trick of reading the story backwards or getting an editor/beta reader. I am normally a slow typer, so the recent addition of a word processor with some type of spellcheck is sort of a godsend for those times when the fingers try to keep up with my mind. I still don't trust them though.
As I approach critical mass on a few stories, I wonder whether I should use the proofreaders trick of reading the story backwards or getting an editor/beta reader. I am normally a slow typer, so the recent addition of a word processor with some type of spellcheck is sort of a godsend for those times when the fingers try to keep up with my mind. I still don't trust them though.
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Geez, one misspelled word and your whole story could end up urined.
As I approach critical mass on a few stories, I wonder whether I should use the proofreaders trick of reading the story backwards or getting an editor/beta reader. I am normally a slow typer, so the recent addition of a word processor with some type of spellcheck is sort of a godsend for those times when the fingers try to keep up with my mind. I still don't trust them though.
Yeah, I had one where they got home and the daughter threw herself down on the coach rather than the couch. Luckily, she was of age…
Duil2
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I'm a volunteer editor on the site here and so would be happy to proofread anything for you before you publish.Geez, one misspelled word and your whole story could end up urined.
As I approach critical mass on a few stories, I wonder whether I should use the proofreaders trick of reading the story backwards or getting an editor/beta reader. I am normally a slow typer, so the recent addition of a word processor with some type of spellcheck is sort of a godsend for those times when the fingers try to keep up with my mind. I still don't trust them though.
Seurat
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If I can focus long enough to actually finish something, I will keep you in mind. Are you a content editor, a grammar editor, a style editor, or a combination?
Duil2
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"Jack of all trades" but probably more grammar and proofreading but I tend to just comment on anything I don't feel is working or might be improved.
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The correct responses to their offer are flowers, chocolate, and promises of eternal delight. In combination.
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No need for that. Editing helps to procrastinate about my writing without feeling guilty because I'm selflessly giving up my time to help a fellow writer
