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LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>
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Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:28:25 -0400
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--- Forwarded Message from "Adan Gallardo" <[log in to unmask]> ---

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>Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:22:47 -0700
>From: "Adan Gallardo" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum"   
<[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #8792 German Spell Check
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>References: <[log in to unmask]>

Hi,
I've used it before, about 2 years ago, and found that it was
considerably less accurate than the spell check that is part of the MS
Office language pack. The free alternative is to use Open Office and
then just download their free language add on for German or any other
language.

-Adan Gallardo

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 10:27 AM, LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> --- Forwarded Message from Todd Marshall-Taylor <[log in to unmask]>
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>  >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:40:04 -0500
>  >From: Todd Marshall-Taylor <[log in to unmask]>
>  >User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (Windows/20060516)
>  >To: [log in to unmask]
>  >Subject: German Spell Check
>
>  Hi,
>
>  Recently one of the professors returned from Germany with a spell
>  checking program from Duden (major publisher of dictionaries in
>  Germany). This one is version 4.00 (build 1301)
>
>  We installed it on a laptop running Windows XP Pro using MS Word 2007.
>  When using this spell checker we noticed less than precise detection of
>  errors.
>
>  Has anyone had this experience?  Can anyone recommend freeware for spell
>  checking in German.
>
>  We got info on Language Pack uTorrent but do not know if it is reliable.
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  Todd M-Taylor
>
>  --
>  Todd Marshall-Taylor
>  Language Computing Consultant
>  University of Waterloo
>  519-888-4567 ext. 32774
>
>
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