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The penguin: using the web as a database for descriptive and dynamic grammar and spell checking

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In consequence of emergent limitations of traditional spell and grammar checkers, the Penguin prototype system has been designed to be a descriptive and dynamic tool for computer based writing. Rather than relying on a static dictionary, the web is used as a database to handle language artifacts out of the ordinary, such as idioms, colloquialisms, names, and slang expressions; a common source of concern especially for second language speakers.

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    CHI EA '02: CHI '02 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
    April 2002
    488 pages
    ISBN:1581134541
    DOI:10.1145/506443

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