WD: Grammar Command Does Not Flag Errors with Homonyms

 Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
Article ID: Q77068
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh versions 5.0 5.1
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

When you use Grammar checking in Microsoft Word, any incorrect usage of homonyms (for example: to, too, and two) are not flagged as incorrect.

For example, the Grammar checking finds no errors in the following two sentences: 

  The to of us are going home.
  The too of us are going home.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00
Keywords : kbproof macword winword word6 word7 word8 word95 macword98
Version : WINDOWS: 6.0, 7.0, 97; MACINTOSH: 5.0,5.1,6.0, 6.0.1, 98
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
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