Wrong according to word

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Word 2010 claims a grammar error in the next sentence:
I answered in a dissatisfied tone.
dissatisfied is underlined with a green grammar line.
Anyone knows what is my error?

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[+5] - Setanta - 04/30/2014Word is a word-processing program, so you won't be getting a link. I see no grammatical objection to "a dissatisfied tone." I can only assume that this is an artifact of the grammar...
[+3] - timur - 04/30/2014[b]Word[/b] tells you the following: - The marked word can be used correctly only after a noun.
[+3] - timur - 05/02/2014Please, stop with these meaningless links.. If you want to have the spell-check activated on Word 2010, go => File => Options => Proofing and then you have this window bellow:...

@Eugene190,

Gene I wonder if you'd mind providing a link to that Word facility

Thanks much

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@Eugene190,

Word tells you the following:

- The marked word can be used correctly only after a noun.

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Word is a word-processing program, so you won't be getting a link.

I see no grammatical objection to "a dissatisfied tone." I can only assume that this is an artifact of the grammar evaluating program in Word. I think you can safely ignore it.

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What Setanta said.

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@Lustig Andrei,

What Andy said

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Big thanks to all of you. Your feedback was most helpful.

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All grammar checkers can fail to spot errors and incorrectly flag correct text as erroneous, and among these Microsoft Word is fairly notorious. It should not be relied on for checking any important document. If you are a language learner, that means your homework!

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@Eugene190,

Quote:

I earnestly desire to see you again

Of course I know how to access Word, I've used it thousands of times. But what I'm not sure about is once there how one requests a grammar check

https://www.google.ca/#q=I+answered+in+a+dissatisfied+tone

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@dalehileman,

dalehileman wrote:

Of course I know how to access Word, I've used it thousands of times. But what I'm not sure about is once there how one requests a grammar check

Well, in Word 2003, you highlight a block of text (or Edit-Select All) and hit the F7 key, or else click the Tools menu option and select "Spelling and Grammar". You can use Google to find out the possibly slightly different methods with other versions of Word.

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@dalehileman,

Please, stop with these meaningless links..

If you want to have the spell-check activated on Word 2010, go

=> File => Options => Proofing

and then you have this window bellow:

Check what you need..

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@timur,

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Please, stop with these meaningless links..

Not sure Tim what you mean

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If you want to have the spell-check activated on Word 2010, go
[/quo
=> File => Options => Proofing[/quote]Sure enough when I entered this there it was, prominently, the very link I suppose Gene was using; so my gratitude

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-set-word-2010s-proofing-options.html

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and then you have this window bellow:
Yes, scrolling down this very hit, there it was

I guess we have a difference of some sort in the exact meaning of the term "link" but again thank you Tim for responding

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@contrex,

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Well, in Word 2003, you highlight a block of text (or Edit-Select All) and hit the F7 key,...

Opening Word I typed the phrase "dissatisfied tone" and highlighted it, hit F7, but nothing happened. So instead I accessed "Spelling and Grammar" as you suggested, Tim, and thanks very much, but this facility found the phrase perfectly okay

Possibly I don't have the very latest software. Soon I expect a visit from my sons, who are better at this sort of thing than I, who undoubtedly will be able to set me straight. Meanwhile and when I find out what's wrong or how it's done I'll get back to you

So again Tim thanks for the response

....forgiving all the misplaced "quotes' in my foregoing posting. Guess I just haven't quite entered the 21st Century

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@Setanta,

Setanta wrote:

Word is a word-processing program, so you won't be getting a link.

I see no grammatical objection to "a dissatisfied tone." I can only assume that this is an artifact of the grammar evaluating program in Word. I think you can safely ignore it.

He said in a satisfied tone.

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