Posted on 01/13/2022 5:30:36 PM PST by Schatze
Microsoft has included a new function in the latest version of its Word software that acts as a checker for inclusivity and offers PC alternatives to phrases which could upset others.
Traditionally, Microsoft Word has offered tools to its 250 million users such as checking software for spelling, punctuation and grammar.
But now, the tech giant has added an additional feature which reads through a user's work and examines whether the language used may offend an individual. The Sun reports it does this by highlighting phrases focusing on gender, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity of 'socioeconomic status'. The function, which produces a purple line beneath words or phrases it deems to be potentially problematic, can be turned on and off in Word's settings.
Microsoft Word also used red lines to point out spelling mistakes and green lines for grammatical errors.
After highlighting the inclusivity issue, Word's new functionality will suggest more acceptable alternatives ...
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For now.
I use Word 2003. It is pretty safe.
If it ain’t woke, don’t fix it.
Does it automatically replace male perp descriptions with the word “Teen”, or female perp descriptions with the word “brawl”
I remembered when PC just meant personal computer, especially when Microsoft was involved.
ethnicity of ‘socioeconomic status’.
what the hell is that?
OpenOffice.org it is.
The Left ruin everything!
If you want a good laugh (Surprised YouTube still allows them), you should watch the old Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts from the 1970s, especially Don Rickles! These are the antithesis of Wokeism!
This one is particularly funny!
iMac!
Wouldn’t survive long in my house >>> dumpster 🤪
I wonder if FDR’s “... so help us God” would be marked as offensive?
They already left it off the WWII Memorial in Washington.
I think the word “of” is supposed to be “or.” The copy editor was asleep at the switch.
I wonder what the Diceman has to say about this.
I’ve joked about a smart phone app with real-time updates to help you ensure your language is always politically correct. We’re almost there. The next step would be a continuous neural downlink from the Central Committee or, better, directly from Dear Leader. Safety first!
How? Where re control settings?
Meanwhile in the spirit of woke cooperation, I would like Microsoft to GFT and the Equis they rode in on.
How do you say MS 8 program is garbage in less descriptive terms than POS?
Isn’t everything you type on WORD saved by Microsoft on its servers?
PC alternatives are Linux and Macintosh.
bkmk
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