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

Authors:
Daniel Fallman
Affiliations:
Interactive Institute, Tools for Creativity Studio, Umeå, Sweden
Venue:
CHI '02 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2002

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Abstract

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.