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Use "chat" instead of "communicate"? Really that does not sound like good advice to me. Here is a tip that's really helped me over the years. Have the computer
by julienchastang 7y ago
Use "chat" instead of "communicate"? Really that does not sound like good advice to me.
Here is a tip that's really helped me over the years. Have the computer read highlighted sections back to you (via Accessibility features on MacOS, for example). I do this so often on my Mac that I have a keyboard shortcut for it; ctrl-esc. I use this feature all the time including for the composition of this comment. It is amazing to me the number of mistakes you can catch in this manner that you would not catch otherwise. The reason is your brain takes the same mental shortcuts in reading aloud (as the article recommends) as when you write.
- btrettel 7y ago> Have the computer read highlighted sections back to you On Linux I was able to do this with the following shell command: espeak "$(xclip -o)"
- ivan_ah 7y ago+1 for let-the-computer-read-it-to-me approach for proofreading. Here is a doc with screenshots for any Mac users that might wan to try this out: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mApa60zJA8rgEm6T6GF0yIem8qpMmnaBFYOgV32gdMc/edit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mApa60zJA8rgEm6T6GF0yIem...
- adelHBN 7y agoWhat a great idea. Does Microsoft have something like this?
- tomjen3 7y agoMicrosoft Word does. It also has a good grammar engine that fixes many of the issues immediately.
- Angostura 7y agoChat is a perfectly reasonable replacement- if what you’re taking about is chatting, certainly, it’s not a universal replacement.
- blakbelt78 7y agoI just love this tip! Thank you. I just set up right now and gave it a go on your comment. Game changer.