Nov 21st , 2012
Ginger Goes Mobile!
We are VERY proud to present our newest addition to the Ginger platforms:
Ginger’s grammar and spell checker for Android!
Adapted to the most updated Google OS- Jelly Bean – Ginger now supports texts that are written on any mobile app, such as emails, text messages, Facebook statuses or just the To Do list. Our adapted algorithm allows to proofread the texts you write, even to auto correct the auto-correct!
Cutting edge technology. We are proud to be the first to add to Google’s own spellchecker as part of the new Jelly Bean OS, announced on August 2012, which allows developers to create their own spelling checker service and upload it.
How does it work? This adaptation of our sophisticated patent-pending is similar to the desktop suite & browser extensions, by understanding the context and semantic meaning of written text and then promoting relevant suggestions.
How to install Ginger mobile
2. Click “enable” button, which will lead you to your device spelling engine list.
3. Select Ginger from this list
4. Click the “back” button
5. Open any text message, email or any other text app and start writing!
So if you’re a proud owner of an Android mobile device with Jelly Bean- download Ginger and keep the same high level of your writing!
Don’t forget to rate us!
Happy Gingering,
The Ginger Team
Posted in Archive | Tagged android, google, Grammar, mobile, spelling
Nov 7th , 2012
Wednesday word: You’re vs. your !
Many of our users get confused when using you’re or your. Of course, the example above shows mistakes both in spelling and grammar.
So let’s explain:
You’re is a contraction for “you are”. For example, “you’re amazing”, “you’re smart”, “You’re not really wearing that are you?”
Your, on the other hand, is a possessive adjective. It tells us that something that belongs to you. For example, “your dog”, “your unicorn”, “what is your favorite color”?
Happy Gingering!
Posted in Archive | Tagged english spelling, Grammar, spelling, your, youre
Oct 21st , 2012
Is text messaging bad for the English language?
Onlineschools.com published an interesting infographic portraying the current English language as affected by text messaging.
What do you think? Is this the beginning of the end for the English language as we know?
Happy Gingering,
The Ginger Team
Posted in Archive | Tagged English Grammar, English Writing, improve english, text
Oct 15th , 2012
Avoid embarrassing mistakes with Ginger!
Looking at some Facebook statuses that were posted in the past few days, we think everyone should check their spelling and grammar …
Here are a few selected examples, can you detect the mistakes?
All these embarrassing mistakes could have been avoided had they chose to use Ginger for Chrome. The correction engine detects mistakes when you write statuses on Facebook..
Happy Gingering!
The Ginger Team
Posted in Archive
Oct 3rd , 2012
Will phonetic spelling replace the current English spelling?
Posted in Archive | Tagged english spelling, English Writing, phonetic, spelling
Sep 30th , 2012
Some Sunday fun!
Nothing like starting the day with a big smile =)
We wish you all a great week ahead!
The Ginger Team
Posted in Archive
Sep 27th , 2012
Why spell checkers are needed not only on computers..
Sometimes you need a spell checker not only for your computer but for real life as well.
Share with us more funny signs =)
Happy Gingering!
The Ginger Team
Posted in Archive
Sep 19th , 2012
Word Wednesday: Contronym
The English language has gone through some interesting evolutions, and one of them is the creation of Contronym.
A Contronym is a word with two opposite meanings. Here are some interesting examples:
1. Bolt: secure (“He bolted the door”) but also to run away (“He got so afraid he bolted for the door”).
2. Off : could be either to stop (“turn that music off!”) or to start (“the alarm went off”).
3. Left: Remained (“I left you some apples“), or departed (“Elvis has left the building”).
4. Rock: An immobile mass of stone, being stable (“You can count on him, he’s a rock) or or a shaking or unsettling movement or action (“The mother rocked her baby to sleep”).
5. Dust means “to remove from” (“Please dust off this vase”) and “to add to” (“Dust the cake with cocoa”.
6. Can means “to save” (“She will can the peaches”) and “to discard” (
He’s about to can the worker”)
7. Strike - hit (“the empire strikes back”) and also miss (in baseball)
More interesting examples here , here and here,
If you have more interesting examples- let us know!
The Ginger Team
Posted in Archive
Sep 16th , 2012
Some mistakes can be prevented!
Here’s a good reason why you need Ginger for your browser: it will prevent these mistakes.
Ginger can now be used on Facebook, Twitter, Gmail and many more, and will ensure you don’t mix up “you’re” and “your”.
Happy Gingerging!
The Ginger Team
Posted in Archive
Sep 2nd , 2012
Foreign words that should be added to the English language
The English language is known to be a very rich language, with many English words adapted to foreign languages. But what about the opposite? Here’s a list of our favorite foreign words that should be translated and added to the English dictionary.
We hope you enjoy, feel free to contribute to this list!
Age-otori
1. Age-otori (Japanese): To look worse after a haircut.
2. Arigata-meiwaku (Japanese): An unwelcome favor, an act someone does for you that you didn’t want to have them do and tried to avoid having them do, but they still did that act anyway.
3. Gigil (pronounced Gheegle; Filipino): Trembling or gritting of the teeth in response to a situation that overwhelms your self-control, specifically when seeing something very cute (for example, a baby).
4. Pochemuchka (Russian): A person who asks too many questions.
5. Mokita (New Guinean): A truth we all know but agree not to talk about
6. Pesamenteiro (Portuguese): It is someone who goes to a funeral, or the house of the mourning family, for the food and drink that is expected to be served instead of to offer their condolences.
7. Shemomedjamo (Georgian): To eat past the point of being full just because the food tastes good.
8. Pilkunnussija (Finnish): A person with exceptional and unnecessary attention to detail, and specifically a person who believes it is their destiny to stamp out all spelling and punctuation mistakes.
Read more at: http://www.cracked.com, http://sobadsogood.com, and http://www.lonelyplanet.com
The Ginger Team
Posted in Archive