[bksvol-discuss] Re: relying in kes' ranked spelling
- From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 18:48:53 -0400
Barbara,
The rank spelling feature in Kurzweil has the spell checker underlying it. So
it's not accurate to suggest that the spell checker is more accurate. anyone
using the rank spelling feature should never rely on that feature alone but
should use multiple strategies to come up with accurate submissions and
validations. Reading pages at random is one of these strategies. Using the
spelling accuracy feature under the tools menu is also appropriate. Until
these tools are perfect, one should never rely on a single tool alone. There
are books where the rank spelling feature might seem absolutely daunting
because it might show several thousands of misspelled words. At times, it's a
matter of psychology than sheer hard work.
Regards,
Pratik
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 6:19 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: relying in kes' ranked spelling
The last book that I submitted, BSO Beloved: A Novel. I didn't read the entire
novel. Instead, I used the Spell Check on Kurzweil and read and rescanned a few
pages, here and there. The Spell Checker, I think, is more accurate than the
Ranked Spelling because I think that I picked up every error. Maybe, people who
have Kurzweil should use the Spell Check feature rather than the Rank Spelling
feature. This process would take people much longer but, in the end, I think
that they would obtain better scans. Could the person who validates, Beloved,
tell me how accurate the text is? I spent hours spell checking it.
Barbara
Thanks!
siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Cindy,
Since you are very thooughtfully speaking in general, it does seem that
submitters could take random samples of their scans--i.e., read a couple of
pages here and there to see if this problem exists. After all, they make
more than we do. And if submitters find that this problem exists
with a lot of their scans, maybe they coould get the problem cleared up
before submitting anything else. Just my thoughts.
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grandma Cindy"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 2:19 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] relying in kes' ranked spelling
I'm validating a book now that looks very clean. I
suspect that if it was checked with kes ranked
spelling it would have gotten a very high ranking. But
reading it shows that there are many, many errors that
wouldn't be identified by the kes ranked spelling or
by Word's spell check--things like semicolons where
there should be commas and words like lie for like,
tune for time, polling for pulling, our for out, end
for and, and many more--and I'm only on page 18.
Just commenting. I know it's too much to expect
everyone who scans to read their books before
submission, and I suspect that validators who download
a book marked excellent will assume that it is and
possibly not read it, either--though I know many of
you do. But I think that is why some books that appear
excellent aren't really. Running kes ranked spelling
or Word's spell-check certainly would get rid of a lot
of junk and mis-spelled words, but it's not perfect.
Cindy
Cindy
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