WinWord: Houghton Mifflin and Other Sources for Grammar

Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q90692

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

The Word for Windows grammar checker algorithm uses information from two books published by Houghton Mifflin: "Written Word 3" and "The Riverside Handbook."

Two other books -- "The Chicago Manual of Style" and "The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual" -- were consulted for information on styles used in "everyday" grammar.

KBCategory:
KBSubcategory:
Additional query words: 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c word6
winword 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword2
Keywords : kbproof
Version : 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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