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Re:Which English? on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @11:52PM (#7843946)
The model doesn't do a good job of telling apart the various Chinese languages (yet), so we aren't including that distinction in the feedback (yet).
Re:Which English? on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @11:50PM (#7843942)
That's right. In our data, Standard American, Canadian, & AAVE are all pretty similar. Partly that's a function of the questions we ask. But partly that's because there's a clear divide between the north american dialects and the UK-based ones.
Re:Which English? on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @11:34PM (#7843896)
This has to be best best comment I've seen about the project yet! You mind if I use this as an example for my students? (I mean, I will anyway. I just want to know if you mind.)
Re:Which English? on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @11:32PM (#7843888)
When we're done with the project, we'll put up a final version that actually gives you a breakdown of why you get the score you do, what parts of the world certain grammar rules are particularly common -- all the things people (including me!) want to know.

We're actually getting some of that up bit-by-bit as data comes in (you can watch for it on our site blog). Thank you to everyone who has been participating so far.