Grammar Check Halts When Checking

 Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
Article ID: Q143333
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you check the grammar of a phrase containing a state or U.S. territory name followed by the word "island" (lowercase) and a period, you receive the following error message: 

   Application error in Winword.exe

   -or-

   This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

   -or-

   Invalid page fault in module GRAM32.DLL
For example, the error messages above will occur if you check the spelling of any of the following phrases. This happens with all United States state names (and some U.S. territory names). 

   Carolina island.
   California island.
   Guam island.
   New York island.
   Puerto Rico island.
   Rhode island.
   Washington island.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Word 97.

WORKAROUND

Type the word "island" with a capital letter "I," or remove the period from the end of the phrase before you check the grammar in your document.

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KBSubcategory:
Additional query words: word95 word7 word6 ntword wordnt winword gpf
North South New West Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut
Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky
Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Montana Nebraska Nevada Hampshire
Mexico Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Dakota Texas Utah Vermont
Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming buglist7.0 buglist6.0
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Version : 6.0 7.0 7.0a
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
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