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Grammarly: Catch more spelling and grammar issues
Overview
Grammarly is an AI-powered writing tool that wants to improve the quality of your content. It does an impressive job of catching (and suggesting corrections for) spelling mistakes, typos, grammar issues and incorrect punctuation.
Far from perfect but very useful, Grammarly speeds up the self-editing process by catching your most obvious mistakes and it even helps to improve the clarity of your writing by cleaning up sentences, removing unnecessary words and suggesting alternative or more accurate phrases.
Key Features
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Spelling & grammar:
Grammarly’s AI engine highlights spelling and grammar mistakes in your writing.
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Writing suggestions:
Write better content and improve clarity with Grammarly’s intelligent suggestions.
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Browser extension:
Use Grammarly in web apps, online forms and any other text field you type into via your browser – eg: WordPress.
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Desktop app:
Use Grammarly in native apps like Microsoft Word and Slack.
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MS Office & Google Docs:
Use Grammarly in your favourite word processor apps and online docs applications.
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iOS app:
Use Grammarly on your iPhone and iPad.
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Grammarly Keyboard:
Download for Android and iOS devices.
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Benefits & Costs
Pros
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Real-time feedback:
When it works, Grammarly provides real-time feedback on your writing to help you learn and improve as you type.
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Accuracy:
No spelling and grammar checker is perfect but Grammarly is about as good as it gets.
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Free plan:
Although advanced features are reserved for paid plans, the free version of Grammarly is a powerful tool.
Cons
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Error detection:
Grammarly is pretty good at picking up the most obvious issues but it still misses a lot of errors.
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Incorrect suggestions:
We find ~30+% of Grammarly’s spelling and grammar suggestions are incorrect.
