Aug 29th , 2012
Ginger reaches 1 Billion queries!
We are proud to announce Ginger reached 1 Billion questions! This means our users sent by now over 1 Billion English Grammar, spelling and context mistakes, as you can see on our counter. We are very excited about this, and hope … Continue reading
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Aug 22nd , 2012
Ginger Software is proud to announce another round of funding!
We are proud to announce that we have completed an extended round of funding with a $5 million investment from Horizons Ventures, the venture capital fund owned by Mr Li Ka-‐shing, and Harbor Pacific Capital, a Silicon Valley-‐based venture firm. In addition, the company received $400,000 from current investors. Ginger Software had already raised $6.3 million in a previous financing round from Vaizra Ventures and previous investors. This brings Ginger’s total investment close to $21 million to date. Frank Meehan, from Horizons Ventures, … Continue reading
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Aug 15th , 2012
Wednesday word
Today’s word is INSTILL Instill (verb): 1. To cause to enter drop by drop <instill medication into the infected eye> 2. To impart gradually <instilling a love of learning in children> The origin of the word is from Latin instillare, from in- + stillare to drip, from stilla drop. It was First Known in … Continue reading
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Aug 12th , 2012
Will he? Lexical ambiguity is fun!
We love those sentences that trigger a first response of “wait, what??” So Let’s try and figure this one out: Will Will [a person] will [bequeath] the will [a document] to Will [a second person]? Now we just need to … Continue reading
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Aug 8th , 2012
Word Wednesday: English language fun facts!
We’ve combined some English fun facts that have nothing to do with any rules of grammar, or spelling. We hope you may find them interesting and entertaining! 1. There was no punctuation until the 15th century! 2. In England, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, English as a second language, English Language, English learning, Word Wednsday
Aug 7th , 2012
Introducing Our New Ginger Video!
Great news everyone! Ginger is proud to present our new video, We hope you’ll enjoy this new video and help us spread the word to your family and friends! With great pleasure, The Ginger Team
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Aug 6th , 2012
Avoid embarrassing mistakes – the Olympics version
An Australian newspaper had one really embarrassing mistake, calling the North “Naughty Korea” and the South “Nice Korea” in their medal count. Though the Olympics provide many remembered moments, this one was not something we expected! Hoping you all avoid … Continue reading
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Aug 5th , 2012
Has texting destroyed our kids’ grammar?
Kids today are writing text messages that sounds like a different language to us adults. In order to save characters & time while texting, they shorten the words to a bunch of letters, numbers and icons, each of them represent … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, English Language, English learning, Grammar
Aug 1st , 2012
How to prevent spell, grammar & context mistakes
Don’t you just hate that moment when you realize you’ve just made a grammar, spelling or context mistake? If only we had a machine that prevents you from pressing the “send” button, especially in situations like these… Probably that day is … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, English Language, Grammar, Proofreading, Spelling