New #blog on #BurgeonLab ✍️

➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/blog/free-private-offline-spell-check-proofreader-languagetool/

I don't know why I haven't writen about my #LanguageTool setup before; it's one of my favourite open source softwares. If you want to get a free and private & offline #spelling #grammar checker and proof reading app, this is your guide (for macOS, should be similar on Linux).

If you have any feedback/questions, let me know!

#blogging #blogs #guides #newpost #blogpost #smolweb #techblog #techguides #foss #openSource #privacy #selfhosting

[This list may grow. Sorry. This stuff drives me nuts.]

The Name of the Rose
(not "In the Name of...")
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Rose

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
(not "Rhyme")
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rime_of_the_Ancient_Mariner

Ode on a Grecian Urn
(not "... to a...")
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_on_a_Grecian_Urn

Strait of Hormuz
(not "Straight")
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

#PSA #Spelling #Names #Titles #Poetry #Novels #Geography #subtoot #HashtagGames

Why do they call the treatment for poisonous snake bites antivenon instead of antivenom?

#English #Spelling

Random morning thought:
How do you, personally, abbreviate "et cetera" (Latin, 'and the rest' or 'and so on') in English:

#language #writing #spelling #grammar

What does it mean that so many powerful men seem to give zero hoots about spelling, punctuation and grammar? @WSJ takes a look at the missives of Trump, Jeffrey Epstein and others to find out if it's a power move, friendliness, or simply the fact that they don't have secretaries to correct all their errors anymore.

https://flip.it/sAIbef

#Language #Grammar #Spelling #Trump #Epstein

𝗭𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴- 𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗢𝗦 𝗮𝗮𝗻

Het macOS-besturingssysteem heeft een ingebouwde spelling- en grammaticacontrole die in vrijwel alle apps werkt, maar soms een beetje eigenwijs kan zijn. We leggen uit hoe je de functie aan je eigen voorkeuren aanpast.

https://www.iculture.nl/tips/macos-spelling-grammaticacontrole-aanpassen/

#spelling #grammaticacontrole #macOS

I've always preferred to spell "traveling" as "travelling", and "kidnaping" as "kidnapping". Possibly because I grew up reading a lot of books by English authors.

On the other hand, "aluminium" is RIDICULOUS!

#English #Spelling

These moments when you have to unlearn mistakes! 😱

#zines are 'zeens' not 'zu-eens' 🤯 Why the hell did I get this wrong since the 1970s in Germany, when people talked about 'zains'?!? (Modern German: do you say 'siens'?)

Do you know such moments discovering a very old #mistake in #spelling? How do you unlearn persistent errors?

I'll never forget my French "village". A friend corrects me every time and I have to repeat it 10x. Meanwhile I say it correctly. 🤭

#languageLearning #vocabulary