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One-Liner Wednesday – Bad suggestions

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There are times when Word makes really bad grammar suggestions.

Photo: A screenshot of a quote from one of my books “This changes things.” Word doesn’t like it and suggests I change it to either “This changes thing,” or “These changes things.” What the heck, Word?


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Author: Linda G. Hill

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44 thoughts on “One-Liner Wednesday – Bad suggestions

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  3. Dawn's avatar

    Auto correct and these grammar checks try to mess with us at times, I think. They have an awful sense of humor (or they are drunk…not sure)

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  4. niasunset's avatar

    Thank you so much dear Linda, especially “these”, I will remember, I noted. How nice of you. Have a nice day, Love, nia

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  7. darsword's avatar

    For those of us with dyslexia or other reading/writing issues grammar checks complicate everything. I know I can’t rely on them. My best writing happens when I read my stuff out loud. IA has no personality or care for authors.

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  8. JoAnna's avatar

    Word was having an off day. Maybe they were thinking of “Thing” from the Adam’s Family.

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  9. Dan Antion's avatar

    Did it offer to rewrite that for you with CoPilot?

    I get those offers so often, I’m tempted to see what it might come up with, but I’m afraid it will leave some lingering crumbs in the document.

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  16. Kaye Spencer's avatar

    Word’s basic proofing feature has evolved to absolute junk.

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  18. Laura Newhampshire's avatar

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  19. Laura's avatar

    Those suggestions hurt my brain. 😂🤣

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  22. jowensauthor's avatar

    Haha! That’s why I don’t rely solely on autocorrect 😁

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  23. Joanne Corey's avatar

    I only use Word when I’m forced to by submission requirements. I don’t find it intuitive and it makes everything harder to get the way I want it to be.

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  27. niasunset's avatar

    This is my second language dear Linda, and this was interesting for me and trying to understand now. I hope you don’t mind. I know this is just fun. But for me learn or to remember how it is being used.

    “This changes things.”…I understand for example like that, “Education changes things.”

    “This changes thing,…. I understand for example like that, “This one changes (one) thing.”

    “”These changes things.” I understand ….. “”All of them (They) change things.”

    Am I correct…

    About this “one-liner-wednesday” I have an idea, I hope it works. I will add soon.

    Thank you for reading, I hope didn’t make you busy with this one. Have a nice day, Love, nia

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    • Linda G. Hill's avatar

      No problem, Nia. 🙂

      “This changes things” and “Education changes things” are parallel phrases.

      “This changes thing” – You’re right. In order for it to be correct, it needs something between the words “changes” and “thing,” so your example works well.

      “These changes things” on the other hand, doesn’t work unless “changes” is a noun and you add a verb. i.e “These changes are things that must be changed.”

      I hope this helps!

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