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We all write on computers, and we all use some automated help with our writing. Browsers and text editors highlight words that they don’t find in their dictionaries. The onscreen keyboards on mobile devices suggest words as we type.
Besides those basic solutions, there are dedicated applications that take autocorrect to an entirely new level. They analyze your writing and:
- check whether you use the right preposition with a verb
- suggest synonyms if you overuse some word
- point out jargon or less common words that could make text less accessible
- or even suggest splitting or reorganizing sentences
It’s so much more than simple dictionary checks. It can catch many subtle mistakes and turn your writing into something eye-catching and well refined.
In this article, I will show you LanguageTool-a program, I believe, that is currently the best offer on the market.
Competition
The main competition LanguageTool has is Grammarly-a company that a few years ago was flooding YouTube with ads and made me aware of this kind of application. I used Grammarly for almost a year, and I was delighted with how it strengthened my English writing. So much so that I wanted the…
