I used to be friends with Word’s Editor, but lately I’ve been visiting with Grammarly. She’s intelligent and polite, but a bit of dictator.
While I appreciate her gentle reminders on spelling and punctuation, I can’t help wondering if she’s trying to change me. She doesn’t seem to approve of my style.
Don’t say anything, but Grammarly can be opinionated. At first, I let her browbeat me into changing things around, but as we got to know each other better, I started to wonder…
Grammarly’s suggestions, although made with the best of intentions, are, dare I say it?
Boring.
Bland.
She’s not a party girl, if you know what I mean? No sparkle, no shine. It’s not that she’s wrong, but sometimes, she’s wrong for me.
Oh, we’re still friends. We’ve just agreed to disagree, and just between us… Sometimes, I ignore her.
I’m a big fan of hers. I even pay her for her services, but I don’t agree with everything she tells me. Her best feature is that she suggests others words I can use if I double click on a word. It’s a love/hate relationship, but I wouldn’t be without her right now.
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I bought a month of a premium membership to help me proofread a manuscript. Definitely worth it 🙂
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I don’t think Ms. Grammarly and I would be very compatible. I get enough frustration from my laptop replacing what I type with other words.
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Your laptop replaces words? I thought only phones did that…
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For lack of anyone else around me willing to proofread, I have an on-going love affair with Grammarly. Oh yeah, I cheat on her. Often. But like Hugh, I pay to keep her around!
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That’s why I finally downloaded her, to proofread. Excellent 🙂
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At least You gave her a fair shot….I’m proud of You, Aimer! I think we should set her up with Emily Post, the crazy demon that is my phone’s spell correct (which MUST be related to Grammarly as it corrects almost everything I say!) and ship them off to the absolutely perfect, sterile world that would be their most joyous heaven!!! 🤣Thanks for the laugh and Cheers! ❤️
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Grammarly’s probably best friends with your Emily 🙂
She’s picky about the company she keeps. She refused to play with my version of Word, wouldn’t talk to my document. I had to import it in.
She only visits when I’m working on a manuscript, but what a great program 🙂
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I’d never heard of Grammarly before and would perhaps be well served to check it out! Bossiness, odd snobbery and all! 🤣Cheers! ❤️
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Some people use it for everything they write; posts, emails, word docs. I just tried it for the first time. It was a big help with proofreading a manuscript I’ve been tinkering with. I hate proofreading; I always miss something 🙂
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Oh Lord, me too, Aimer!!! Seems even though I use a program to check spelling and grammar there are things I miss!!! 🤣
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Absolutely!
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I don’t like anyone telling me where to put a coma (ha ha only joking). Ditto I do like dashes and I do startIng a sentence with the word – And. And did you see that dash?
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LOL!
I did 🙂
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