[NABS-L] Question about writing essays

Mon Jun 26 21:46:51 UTC 2023

Hi Sandra! 
I have not heard of a language master either but it sounds interesting! As
for confusing words, there are also books on BARD that list the most
confusing words that might be helpful. Speaking of books, there are other
books that discuss tips and tricks regarding grammar improvement. I have
even found an awesome history of English spelling in braille that's also on
BARD. I think it's a good read for anyone who wants to know why English is
not as phenetical as our teachers like to make it out to be. 
Kendra 

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Hello Osmond,
Kendra's advice is excellent. I was going to suggest a writing course which
may be more helpful in the long term. I teach Braille Music but litracy
comes up some times.

I use MS Word's F7 but it can only help so much. For instance, there and
their are spelled correctly but they are context dependant and Word's
software doesn't always ge this right which is where a decent dictionary can
come in handy. Ask your professor to tell you which kinds of errors appear
the most in your work. Is it extra spaces between words? That's one of my
problems but Word spots this. Is it punctuation, layout, or case sensitive
words getting mixed up. If you know which issues you have, you'll be better
placed to decide which type of writing course you need. I have a Language
Master which is a stand alone machine. My favourite function is the
confusables button.
You type in a word and it lists other words which sound the same with
different spellings and a brief definition of each.

HTH,
very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 6/20/23, Osmond Kwan via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Thanks Kendra for sharing your experience and for your advice.
>
> Yes, my spelling is so-so also. I always do a spellcheck after writing 
> something in Microsoft Word.
>
> Thanks Again,
>
> Osmond
>
>
> On 6/19/23, Kendra via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi!
>> My grammar is good enough where I don't have to use software for it, 
>> however, I'll use spell check since my spelling is so-so. I have not 
>> found a good grammar checker that's fully accessible but if you have 
>> a good writing center at your school, you might want to explore it 
>> and also, check out my other ideas. I sent a bunch of other ideas you 
>> can try as well. Spell check doesn't catch everything, especially 
>> grammar errors, but it's still very helpful to keep using because it 
>> will catch a lot of errors that would have been missed.
>> Kendra
>>
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>> Dear Friends, hope you are well.
>>
>> I've been subscribed to some blind mailing lists, but I do not post 
>> often.
>> I
>> have an issue related to being a student.
>>
>> I am blind and use JAWS. I use Microsoft Word for word processing.
>> When I do a spell check and grammar check, JAWS will say what 
>> mistakes are made and how to correct them. However, I have a sighted 
>> professor that tells me that I have over 40 grammar mistakes. It 
>> appears that Word does not catch everything but there is software 
>> that sighted people can use to find out grammar mistakes.
>>
>> I am wondering if anyone here uses any grammar checker that is blind 
>> friendly?
>>
>> Thanks Friends,
>>
>> Osmond
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