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Jellby · 07-31-2013, 02:31 PM

There's no such thing, without actually understanding the language.

I don't want to go up-stairs (it used to be written with a hyphen in "old" times)
I don't want to go up—stairs or not (maybe not the best sentence, but you get my point)

At most, you can maybe catch some common mistakes, like a hyphen at the end of the sentence.

07-31-2013, 02:31 PM	#2
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,550 Karma: 19500001 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	There's no such thing, without actually understanding the language. I don't want to go up-stairs (it used to be written with a hyphen in "old" times) I don't want to go up—stairs or not (maybe not the best sentence, but you get my point) At most, you can maybe catch some common mistakes, like a hyphen at the end of the sentence.