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6 Post author: orthonormal 11 October 2011 04:14PM

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Comment author: orthonormal 14 October 2011 10:17:27PM 0 points [-]

Hmm. On the one hand, I'd get pretty impatient with that really quickly, especially given how many words I use that wouldn't be in its dictionary. On the other hand, if it inspires me to err on the side of terse and simple English, that might be a good thing.

It does give me another good idea, though: I can print out a paper copy. With my academic papers, at least, I notice all sorts of things in print that I gloss over when it's on a screen.