Microsoft Word and the grammar of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Microsoft Word and the grammar of Prosthetics and Orthotics

William Lifford, CP

9/20/2011

Hello Colleagues,

I hope this is not too trivial a question for the list!

I was wondering if any of you are experts with Microsoft Word and its
grammar functions. The program is driving me crazy and I cannot find
the answer to my dilemma.

When I type He walks with a transfemoral prosthesis as part of a
sentence, the grammar function of Microsoft Word underlines the words
a transfemoral and says that I should replace this with simply
transfemoral.

Obviously, the computer doesn't seem to understand that prosthesis is
the noun and that transfemoral is modifying it. Or perhaps it thinks
that prosthesis is a plural noun and is mistaking it for
prostheses. But how do I get Microsoft Word to understand this and to
stop telling me that I am making grammatical mistakes? It's not the end
of the world, but I write a lot of letters and it's quite annoying.

Thanks in advance for your help! If I receive any helpful responses,
I'll be sure to post them in a summary to the list.

William Lifford, CP


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William Lifford, CP
Progressive O&P, Inc.
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