English Grammar Software - An Overview, Tips, and Benefits

Technology keeps churning out innovations that promise to change, improve, or make our life easier. One of these revolutionary and ambitious technologies pledges to change the way we write English, whether or not we're native English speakers.

Since the first word possessors surfaced a few decades ago, developments in the field of English grammar software have taken up the ambitious challenge of transforming our English writing into correct and rich by using advanced Natural Language Processing.

How Does it Work?

Most professional grammar processing solutions rely on a smart English analyzing engine which is constantly fed with a massive quantity of accurate words, sentences, and phrases―simulating the human mind―and eventually rolling out an updated online grammar dictionary that compares the user's existing written text with the analyzed results, suggesting corrections.

Top Benefits

(1) Upgrades English writing - professional and accurate.

(2) Saves proofreading time and most importantly, embarrassing grammar or spelling errors.

(3) Improves overall English writing skills.

Choosing the Right English Grammar Software

Many English writing solutions are available today; however, several key issues must be carefully examined when choosing your solution. Make sure the solution you choose:

(1) Is based on a smart, auto-updated online grammar dictionary.

(2) Supports any text-based applications.

(3) Provides an intuitive user interface and includes the following features: proofreading, automatic punctuation check, online spell check, online synonyms dictionary and text enrichment.

(4) Provides you with ready-made templates for various purposes, such as business correspondence, thank you notes, and memos.

(5) Includes translation features that enable instantaneous translation of any given text.

The Importance of a Good Design

Your website is the hub of your online business; it is the virtual representation of your company whether your company exists physically or not. When you are doing business online, people cannot see you physically like how they could if they were dealing with an offline company. Hence, people do judge you by your covers. This is where a good design comes in.

Imagine if you are running an offline company. Would you allow your salespersons to be dressed in shabby or casual clothes when they are dealing with your customers? By making your staff wear professionally, you are telling your customers that you do care about quality. This works simply because first impressions matter.

Similarly, the same case is with your website. If your website is put together shabbily and looks like a 5 minute "quick fix", you are literally shouting to your visitors that you are not professional and you do not care for quality.

On the opposite, if you have a totally professional looking website layout, you are giving your visitors the perception that you have given meticulous attention to every detail and you care about professionalism. You are organised, focused and you really mean business.

On the other hand, you should also have anything related to your company well designed. From business cards to letterheads to promotional brochures, every little bit matters. This is because as you grow your business, these items become the face of your business. Once again, think of the analogy "salesperson dressed shabbily" and you will get my point.

Hero's Journey, Monomyth (188 Stages) Film and Screenplay Writing

FORWARD

The 188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the hundreds of Hollywood movies we have deconstructed (see URL below) are based on this 188+ stage template.

Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters. This is the template you must master if you are to succeed in the craft.

[The terminology is most often metaphoric and applies to all successful stories and screenplays, from The Godfather (1972) to Brokeback Mountain (2006) to Annie Hall (1977) to Lord of the Rings (2003) to Drugstore Cowboy (1989) to Thelma and Louise (1991) to Apocaplyse Now (1979)].

THERE IS ONLY ONE STORY

THE 188 STAGE HERO'S JOURNEY:

a) Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.

b) Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.

c) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharses, of which there are usually four).

d) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within.

ABRIDGED TIPS, EXCERPTS AND EXAMPLES:

(simply go to http://www.heros-journey.info/ for full details)

*****Herald*****

The Herald is the bringer of the Call to Adventure. The Pusher of the Hero from the Ordinary World and Self to the First Threshold. A specififc Call to Adventure and Refusal is not always necessary. In In Brokeback Mountain (2005), Joe simply tells Ennis and Jack that they are goung to the Mountain.

*****The Inner Cave of the First Threshold*****

The Inner Cave of the First Threshold is often a confrontation with the Inner Challenge. In Brokeback Mountain (2005), Jack and Ennis have sex in the tent for the first time.

The 188+ stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Entering the First Threshold