Is AI’s writing style all that good? Here’s why it’s losing its luster, in 60 seconds.
That's embarrassing! New tools to keep you from making silly grammar mistakes
Nobody’s perfect, and mistakes happen despite all the time we spend typing emails, text messages, posting on social media and writing in word processors. That isn’t to say you shouldn’t work on improving your writing habits.
Perhaps the most critical time to double-check spelling and grammar is when working on your resume. Imagine having the qualifications for a great job but missing out due to careless errors. Tap or click here for five tips to help you avoid mistakes on your resume.
We’ve come a long way from simple spellcheck built into word processing software. Many apps now come with spellchecking tools, and you can always use free third-party software online. Keep reading for a few examples.
Microsoft’s answer
Microsoft’s Edge browser has come a long way, adding a password monitor and generator, new themes, more privacy controls, automatic coupon scans, dark mode and more. Tap or click here to see how Edge stacks up against Chrome.
Microsoft Editor is an extension you can add to Edge or Google Chrome that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide suggestions and corrections for spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Style tips for clarity, conciseness, formality and vocabulary are also included to help improve your writing skills. Editor works with social media, email and word-processing apps. Editor is free, but you’ll need a Microsoft Account.
Tap or click here to get Editor for Edge.
Tap or click here to get Editor for Chrome.
Here comes Google
Google has “assistive writing features” for Google Docs that aim to strengthen your writing style rather than just fix spelling and grammar.
You’ll get prompts to use an active voice, better choices of words, concise phrases, inclusive language and word warnings as you type. Tone and style suggestions are underlined in purple. Select the underline to get a suggestion that you can reject or accept.
There are 8 ways to write an 'X' - here's what each one says about you
You can tell a lot from an “X.” Or, you can tell a lot by the way you write your X’s, rather — at least if we’re going by an Instagram post about the eight ways to write an X, anyway.
A story published in O, The Oprah Magazine last year outlined the different ways people write the letter X and what it means for your personality. The story was based on a viral Instagram post depicting the different ways you can write letter X — some start from top left and top right, while others eschew penmanship rules and start from other places instead.