I already make extensive use of flyspell-mode to keep my errant spelling in check. However I'm currently trying to break the bad habit of using "it's" for possessive statements. I've had a brief look around and haven't found any grammar checkers but really all I need is to visually hi-light common errors in any buffer which can accept textual prose. Any suggestions of the easiest way to achieve this?
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1Closely related: What options are there for writing better texts in Emacs?– itsjeydCommented Dec 3, 2014 at 15:04
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A brief Google search ("open source English grammar checker" and "langtool emacs") led me to langtool.el, which can be installed using MELPA.
PS: I haven't tried it yet, but I definitely will.
answered Nov 25, 2014 at 16:50
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Seems like that needs an external java library. I'm not sure if it's commonly packaged. I'll have a look.– stsquadCommented Nov 26, 2014 at 2:12
My very low rent solution for this particular problem was to use hi-lock mode:
(defun my-hightlight-non-possessive-its ()
"Turn on hi-lock mode for any (potentially incorrect) usage of it's"
(interactive)
(hi-lock-face-phrase-buffer "it's"))
;; Hooks for non-possessive its
(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'my-hightlight-non-possessive-its)
(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'my-hightlight-non-possessive-its))