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Question about the Y!A team.?

I try to be as accurate in both spelling and grammar as possible when answering a question. Because I use proper punctuation in the grammar, a notice always comes up about "Oops, looks like you have a lot of punctuation". Too bad if it offends the Y!A team as that is the way I learned in school. So why am I getting all the notices? Another thing is the incorrect spelling notice. It does not recognize proper names, abbreviations, and other common usages. It says there are mis-spellings and to open the spell checker. Even the spell checker does not have proper spelling for some words. And they do not take into account the difference in American English and British English spellings. Spell Checker is not always correct either.

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  • 10 years ago
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    We all have the same problem.

    For a long time I could not figure out why the German 'Weimar' Republic was always spelled 'Wiemar' and then I typed it in and voila - spell check says it is 'i' before 'e'.

    Surnames have to be spelled a certain way, as well. American spelling over international English spelling is given top billing.

    As for punctuation - it is as bad as 'Word'.

    Every once in awhile I have Word check my grammar and punctuation and wonder what my work would look like if I blindly accepted all the recommended changes.

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