Tag: GRAMMAR

Researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have been developing a new language that they hope will be easy for both robots and humans to learn. ROILA (Robot Interaction Language) was designed because modern speech-recognition software -- as anyone who has tried to use Voice Control on the iPhone or similar software -- is not refined enough to understand the nuances of ...

Believe it or not, but not all Twitter users are there to connect with others, share random factoids about their day or spread links to fun stuff they find on the Web. No, some take to the service simply to feel better about themselves by belittling others for the amusement of onlookers. The Twitter trolls come in several forms. CapsCop, for instance, pounces on users who have the unpleasant ...

Prepare to keep your lays from your lies and make sure everything is well (and not "good"), because today is National Grammar Day. Yes, that is a real thing, and since we don't get a vacation day to celebrate the proper use of semicolons, it's only appropriate to prepare a special feature for the occasion. We know that at least some of you rely entirely on Word's ability to catch your ...