Is there someplace to report grammar checker errors?

[Beth Melton]

Microsoft has obscene profits. They ought to be able to fix both big
and little problems. I never said this was life or death. actually, I
mainly asked if there is someplace to report these bugs so that when
and if anyone at Microsoft happens to give a shit, they would have
some data to look at.

What I got back was a bunch of pedantic criticism of my writing style
and other irrelevant comments on how the grammar checker really ought
to be fallible.

I was trying to be helpful. I guess no good deed goes unpunished.

I wasn't my intention to make you feel this way, I'm sorry if I did. As
Suzanne noted, we (as MVPs) do have a way to report bugs to Microsoft but at
the same time we must choose what we escalate carefully and prioritize those
we do report for the reasons she stated. What you are 'hearing' is us
hashing out the priority of the issue -- we're not attempting to criticize
you or your findings.

Sounds to me like you have long ago decided that the bar for Mircosoft
products is pretty low. No point in reporting anything that doesn;t
cause Word to crash, which it also does fairly frequently.


It's not one of mine either. I discovered a bug. I thought I see if
anyone gave a damn. Obviously, not.

We do. And what you found is good to know. Should the topic of grammar check
issues ever come up I've have the examples you provided in the notes I keep.
Thanks!

~Beth Melton

 

[JethroUK©]

it doesn't seem to like 'tomorrow' & 'afternoon' together - prolly seeing
these as independent words

but neither does it like my name 'JethroUK' - hence it has facility to
ignore it

English grammar is very complicated and to assume MS Word can handle it
'all' is unreasonable at very least

That's because all your examples are grammatically correct even though not
shinning examples of good sentence construction.

Then why did it flag one and not the others?

Are you saying that the grammar checker flags sentences that are not
shinning [sic] examples as well as those with errors?

Perhaps, Dr. Farrell, you could educate me on what it is about those
sentences that fails your test for good sentence structure.

 

[Three Lefts]

I wasn't my intention to make you feel this way, I'm sorry if I did.

You did not. You never do. Beth, I have always found you to be helpful
and respectful. Doug Robbins is another MVP who can be counted on.
Some others, not so much.

As
Suzanne noted, we (as MVPs) do have a way to report bugs to Microsoft but at
the same time we must choose what we escalate carefully and prioritize those
we do report for the reasons she stated.

I wasn't asking anyone to report anything. I realize this is low on
the priority list. (Of course, this is because Microsoft puts out
bug-riddled products. There are fairly significant bugs in Word that
have been known for many releases, such as the Jason tabs.) I simply
asked if there might be someplace where *I* could report what I found.

What you are 'hearing' is us
hashing out the priority of the issue -- we're not attempting to criticize
you or your findings.

You didn't, but others did. First, my writing style was criticized (by
two MVPs). Then I was told that the grammar checker really was never
intended to do the job right. (Sounds like an apologist to me.) Then I
was told that it wasn't even a bug, but a "flaw". (Suzanne should be
in politics.) Then I was told that I should have realized that the
answer to my original question (where to report this) was nowhere
because no one said somewhere. (Again, Suzanne, I think you fit better
in politics.) Finally, I was told that I detest Microsoft and so do
not merit a response.

We do. And what you found is good to know. Should the topic of grammar check
issues ever come up I've have the examples you provided in the notes I keep.
Thanks!

If someone had said that i the beginning, this would have been a
2-post thread.

~Beth Melton

Thanks, Beth

 

[Beth Melton]

You did not. You never do. Beth, I have always found you to be helpful
and respectful.

Why thank you! It's difficult to convey "tone" in writing and you never know
how your words might be taken. Your comment is very reassuring.

I wasn't asking anyone to report anything. I realize this is low on
the priority list. (Of course, this is because Microsoft puts out
bug-riddled products. There are fairly significant bugs in Word that
have been known for many releases, such as the Jason tabs.) I simply
asked if there might be someplace where *I* could report what I found.

I wish there were a such a place but I also understand why there isn't. What
you found is obviously legitimate but the majority of what many folks think
are bugs aren't actually bugs. For example we see numerous posts in the
newsgroups where folks think seeing field codes in their document or
formatting marks is a bug and a bug reporting tool will be filled with
similar reports.

If someone had said that i the beginning, this would have been a
2-post thread.

Welcome to the newsgroups. LOL

Thanks, Beth

You're welcome.

~Beth Melton