Well being vs. well-being... MAKE IT STOP!

[J Brydle]

Don't get me wrong, I love the grammar checker. It's very useful. But for
god's sake, make up your mind! If I type "well being" it suggests
"well-being". If I accept the suggestion and change it to "well-being" it
immediately suggests "well being" and around and around we go. This is the
only instance I have experienced where this circular correction problem
occurs, and its not a huge deal, but I'd like to know if I can tell Word
which one is correct, and which one to underline. Thanks for any insights.

While we're on the topic... I like the passive voice, it sounds more
professional at times. I don't consider it a glaring mistake in my writing; I
use it intentionally. Can I keep the grammar checker on, but disable passive
voice correction? I'm sure I can and to tell the truth I haven't looked very
hard for it yet.

Thanks everyone!

 

[TLFerrell]

I find the grammar checker useless. The first thing I do on a new install is
turn it off.

 

[Jezebel]

Perhaps you should check your language.

I find the grammar checker useless. The first thing I do on a new install is
turn it off.

 

[J Brydle]

My language is set to Canadian English all over the place. I would still find
it odd though, if the language is the problem, that Word would suggest
something, only to immediately flag it as wrong and suggest the very thing I
had in the first place. Looks to me like someone at Microsoft dropped the
ball; that couldn't be intentional.

I agree that the grammar checker doesn't help me most of the time - I press
ignore much more often than change - but when it does find a legitimate
mistake that isn't a spelling error, it is very valuable to me.