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Yannakoudakis, E. J.; Fawthrop, D. – Information Processing and Management, 1983
This paper describes an intelligent spelling error correction system for use in a word processing environment. The system employs a dictionary of 93,769 words and, provided the intended word is in the dictionary, it identifies 80 percent to 90 percent of spelling and typing errors. Nine references are cited. (Author/EJS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Programs, Dictionaries

Kiefer, Kathleen E.; Smith, Charles R. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1983
Concludes that textual analysis with computers intrigues college writers and speeds learning of editing skills by offering immediate, reliable, and consistent attention to surface features of their prose. (HOD)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Editing