tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978467133623069001.post7092776253865659387..comments2023-06-02T18:32:19.995-05:00Comments on The Meditative Coder: I want to love GrammarlySteve Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692497991649698369noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978467133623069001.post-31866143857792075252020-09-19T14:14:19.572-05:002020-09-19T14:14:19.572-05:00Actually, I want to modify what I said. It's k...Actually, I want to modify what I said. It's kind of like a self-driving car. Sure, it will make mistakes that we will shake our heads at. How could it be so stupid? But it will make *different* mistakes than humans. It won't drive while tired or intoxicated. It won't be distracted by a phone call or a child screaming in the back seat.<br /><br />Grammarly's value is not in replacing proofreaders, it is in helping the proofreaders catch the things that Grammarly's good at, leaving more time for the proofreader to concentrate on what the proofreader is good at.<br /><br />I just wish I had access to a *good* proofreader to ask questions of. For example, Grammarly didn't like the comma in "Grammarly's value ... proofreaders, it is in ...". It wants it to either be a semicolon or a full stop. I disagree. I think it should be a comma. But do I have years of training and experience in the field to support my opinion? No. It just feels right. I suspect that if I asked 10 professionals, I might get some difference in opinion, but I suspect most would say it doesn't matter that much.Steve Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692497991649698369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978467133623069001.post-21479431913395664202020-08-26T06:56:32.477-05:002020-08-26T06:56:32.477-05:00HA! A man after my wife's heart. She frequentl...HA! A man after my wife's heart. She frequently bemoans the lack of proofreading, especially the NYT.<br /><br />> ... nothing beats skilled human proofreaders ...<br /><br />That's for sure. It will take a long time (probably not our lifetimes) for any automated tool to catch a fraction of what even an average proofreader can catch.Steve Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692497991649698369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978467133623069001.post-48765539598536128362020-08-25T21:03:42.544-05:002020-08-25T21:03:42.544-05:00Wouldn't have guessed that writing was a chall...Wouldn't have guessed that writing was a challenge for you, probably because the content tends to be more thoughtful than a lot of the other stuff out there. I was surprised I missed "thymes," myself, while reading, though I was admittedly skimming.<br /><br />I have found that nothing beats skilled human proofreaders, if you can find them. Just don't believe everything they say :-). I should get other people to read my posts before I send them out. But there is something to be said for the freshness of a blog where the occasional mistake is no biggie (it's a little more shocking on the New York Times, though, sadly, increasingly common).<br />John Jacobsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696706400559997832noreply@blogger.com