> Have the computer read highlighted sections back to you
On Linux I was able to do this with the following shell command:
espeak "$(xclip -o)"+1 for let-the-computer-read-it-to-me approach for proofreading.
Here is a doc with screenshots for any Mac users that might wan to try this out: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mApa60zJA8rgEm6T6GF0yIem...
Chat is a perfectly reasonable replacement- if what you’re taking about is chatting, certainly, it’s not a universal replacement.
Re:How to Edit Your Own Writing
by blakbelt78 on Friday April 17, 2020 @02:14PM
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I just love this tip! Thank you. I just set up right now and gave it a go on your comment. Game changer.
What a great idea. Does Microsoft have something like this?
Here is a tip that's really helped me over the years. Have the computer read highlighted sections back to you (via Accessibility features on MacOS, for example). I do this so often on my Mac that I have a keyboard shortcut for it; ctrl-esc. I use this feature all the time including for the composition of this comment. It is amazing to me the number of mistakes you can catch in this manner that you would not catch otherwise. The reason is your brain takes the same mental shortcuts in reading aloud (as the article recommends) as when you write.