作者dvlin (Dee)
看板ST-English
标题Re: [问题]文法工具
时间Sun Sep 21 07:56:39 2008
※ 引述《khwang0 (nivek)》之铭言:
: This is my first post in this board.
: I admit that I make many silly grammartic mistakes.
: I also agree that we must take the pain in checking the manuscript again
: and again.
: Yet, working on grammar is not our main duty.
: There should be better ways to solve this problem.
My response will probably not help to address your specific request. I do
not believe there are "better" ways to correct grammar mistakes than having
a person who is adept in both the English language and the specific subject
area read and edit the entire article.
Grammar-checking tools are usually good at spotting simple mistakes, such
as errors in verb tense, plurality, and incomplete sentences. These types
of errors may just as easily be corrected by a person, although, granted,
at a much slower speed. More complicated sentence structures lend to more
complicated errors, where most tools may fail.
I, for one, do not believe there is any one tool able to 1) identify all
grammatic errors and 2) make the best recommendations (or sometimes, any
reasonable recommendations at all) for revising your article. I think it
is best to ask, or, if necessary,
pay someone whom you trust to have
adequate knowledge in your subject area and proficiency in English writing
to help edit your papers.
That being said, tools are available (usually at a price), and may be
helpful to an extent.
If anyone could recommend any software, please feel
free to do so. However, I suggest that software tools not be used alone,
but be used
in addition to having another person check it.
: So, I start looking for tools that screens grammartic mistakes.
: I found a freeware http://www.languagetool.org/
: Ok, it works, not bad, but not good neither.
: And I want some more professional tools, for writing paper.
: Please recommend any software with less than 100 USD, in which I can
: ask my advisor to buy it - to relief his pain and mine.
: I am major in Computer Science. Thanks.
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1F:推 khwang0:thank a lot 09/21 11:05