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Word 2007 to Feature Built-in Blogging
Vitaly Friedman writes "Microsoft has revealed a surprising new feature for Word 2007: built-in blog publishing. The big surprise is this: the HTML that is generated is actually not that bad. 'Joe Friend, a lead program manager (Microsoft's term for a person who creates the specifications for software that programmers implement) has posted an entry on his blog regarding an interesting new feature being implemented for Word 2007: direct publishing of blogs to the web from within the program.'"
First of all, it is judgement, not judgment.
Second, I am surprised that you would bother to trust Grammar Check at all. Not even counting the fact that MS Word's Grammar Check has been throughly disrupted, here on Slashdot (analysis here), but the fact of the matter is that grammar is what makes your voice yours.
Sometimes different pieces call for different grammars, giving different tones. Sometimes, the violation of specific rules of grammar are what give your writing character or emphasis. It is okay sometimes to use the passive voice, sometimes it is perfectly fine to start sentences with "But" or "And", or end them with prepositions. Real writers do it all the time.
Most of the rules of grammar were formed by antiquated stylists attempting to shoehorn English into Latin rules. Thankfully, English as spoken works just fine without their help.