Question. What do you think Microsoft Word believes is wrong with the following? Perfect your English. The better your English is, the more chance ... Adrian
Adrian Bailey wrote: > Perfect your English. I guessed it, and I guessed right. DC --
On 2008-02-13 18:49:15 +0100, "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.) -- athel
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:06:31 +0100, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote: >On 2008-02-13 18:49:15 +0100, "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. -- Peter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english)
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). -- Skitt (AmE)
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:57:00 -0800, "Skitt" 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". -- John
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. -- WCdnE
"John O'Flaherty" wrote in message news:skg6r39bep5plor2355eq92ve5aek61bic@4ax.com... > On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:57:00 -0800, "Skitt" > 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. Adrian
Skitt 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 2003 came up with what I'd expected: 'Perfect you're English'. DC --
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:54:14 GMT, "Django Cat" wrote: >Skitt 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 2003 came up with what I'd expected: 'Perfect you're English'. > All we need is a more advanced version that inserts some punctuation: Perfect -- you're English. -- Peter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english)
Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote: > >> > 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 2003 came up with what I'd expected: 'Perfect you're English'. > > > All we need is a more advanced version that inserts some > punctuation: > > Perfect -- you're English. I'd have settled for a comma. DC --
On Feb 13, 7:32 pm, "Adrian Bailey" wrote: > "John O'Flaherty" wrote in message > > news:skg6r39bep5plor2355eq92ve5aek61bic@4ax.com... > > > > > > > On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:57:00 -0800, "Skitt" > > 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. Ditto Word 2007, once I'd found the relevant check boxes in its arcane menu structure.
"Django Cat" wrote > >> > Word 2003 came up with what I'd expected: 'Perfect you're English'. >> All we need is a more advanced version that inserts some >> punctuation: >> Perfect -- you're English. > I'd have settled for a comma. Comma splice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_splice The correct punctuation might be: Perfect! You're English! (Let me see. That sentence would have been said by...) -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:08:55 +0200, "Opinicus" wrote: >"Django Cat" wrote >> >>> > Word 2003 came up with what I'd expected: 'Perfect you're English'. > >>> All we need is a more advanced version that inserts some >>> punctuation: > >>> Perfect -- you're English. > >> I'd have settled for a comma. > >Comma splice. >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_splice > I originally used a comma. That would have been perfectly acceptable in informal writing in British English. I decided not to use it to avoid offending Americans who often react to a comma splice as though the user had made a an unspeakably indecent suggestion. >The correct punctuation might be: > >Perfect! You're English! > >(Let me see. That sentence would have been said by...) -- Peter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english)
Opinicus filted: > >The correct punctuation might be: > >Perfect! You're English! > >(Let me see. That sentence would have been said by...) The Giant, to Jack, of beanstalk fame....r -- What good is being an executive if you never get to execute anyone?
Opinicus wrote: > > >> Perfect -- you're English. > > > I'd have settled for a comma. > > Comma splice. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_splice You live and learn. White and Strunk, 1919, eh? How have I got so far in life without knowing about this? > > The correct punctuation might be: > > Perfect! You're English! That, and only that, then, eh? Golly. > > (Let me see. That sentence would have been said by...) Somebody in America programming the MS grammar checker. DC --
Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote: > > >"Django Cat" wrote > > > > >>> > Word 2003 came up with what I'd expected: 'Perfect you're > English'. > > > >>> All we need is a more advanced version that inserts some > >>> punctuation: > > > >>> Perfect -- you're English. > > > >> I'd have settled for a comma. > > > > Comma splice. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_splice > > > I originally used a comma. That would have been perfectly > acceptable in informal writing in British English. I decided not > to use it to avoid offending Americans who often react to a > comma splice as though the user had made a an unspeakably > indecent suggestion. Mmm hmm.... DC --
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:08:55 퍭, "Opinicus" wrote: >"Django Cat" wrote >> >>> > Word 2003 came up with what I'd expected: 'Perfect you're English'. > >>> All we need is a more advanced version that inserts some >>> punctuation: > >>> Perfect -- you're English. > >> I'd have settled for a comma. > >Comma splice. >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_splice > >The correct punctuation might be: > >Perfect! You're English! > >(Let me see. That sentence would have been said by...) I see this is cross-posted to three groups, Bob. It's been many a year since Opinicus appeared in AUE. -- Robin Bignall (BrE) Herts, England
