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A variety of written material was evaluated with five writing-assistance software packages. Three of the packages were found to be of limited value; they operated at a superficial level and cost much money. Of the remaining two, one was judged potentially valuable, although it was embedded in a larger system designed to teach writing to college students. The other one was judged a best buy on the basis of helpfulness to writers and minimal cost. Software is still no substitute for a good human editor.
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Hayes, W.N., Cook, J.W. & Samberg, C. Five writing-assistance programs: A review. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 23, 292–295 (1991). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03203381
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