Grammarly Review: Is Grammarly Worth buying in 2024?

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Product Name: Grammarly

Product Description: Grammarly is a must-have tool for Bloggers, Writers, students, professionals, and anyone who wants to write well. It is available for all platforms including Google docs, and Mac. I highly recommend Grammarly to anyone who wants to improve their writing skills, and need a second pair of eyes on their writing.

Brand: Grammarly

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Grammarly Review Summary

Grammarly is a must-have tool for Bloggers, Writers, students, professionals, and anyone who wants to write well. It is available for all platforms including Google docs, and Mac. I highly recommend Grammarly to anyone who wants to improve their writing skills, and need a second pair of eyes on their writing.

Pros

• Easy to use
• Affordable plan
• Available for all platforms
• WordPress and Google docs support
• Mobile app

Cons

• Not all suggestions are 100% accurate

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Is Grammarly subscription worth it?

What’s the difference between Grammarly free & Premium plan? 

Find answers in this detailed Grammarly review by a premium user.

If you’ve ever written a blog post before, then you’ve probably had stray commas and misspelled words that you somehow overlooked during your proofreading process.

Grammatical errors in your blog posts are one of the quickest ways to make a reader stop reading your content and move on to something (and somewhere) else. You can proofread for an hour, or even have someone do it for you, but the reality is that you’re only human, and you will make even the silliest mistakes.

Like Harsh, I’m also a non-native English speaker, and that makes me particularly cautious of grammar and spelling when writing anything in English. So when I came across Grammarly, I immediately decided to give it a go.

I first started using the free version, which was impressive, even with its limitations. But for this Grammarly review, I will discuss the premium version to let you experience the full features of Grammarly.

How Grammarly Can Help You- My Experience

Grammarly is an advanced, full-featured grammar and spell checker that integrates with almost anything you write online.

Typing on any text editor field in WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, or email activates the tool by underlining any error(s) in real-time.

For example, I’m typing this in WordPress, and as I type, I’m getting red lines below pieces of text that have perceived errors. To check what they are, I just hover over them with my mouse to see a description and a suggested correction.

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You can do this as you’re typing or wait until you’ve finished writing. If you prefer the latter method, you can locate the Grammarly icon on the bottom right corner of the text editor in WordPress and click on it to view all suggested corrections for the entire article.

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In the example below, I’ve opted to check a finished piece. As you can see, Grammarly does more than correct misspellings. You also get a contextual spell checker. This means it catches commonly confused words like their vs. they’re or which vs. witch. These context mistakes are not detected by traditional spell checkers.

Grammarly also checks for wordiness, incorrect modifier usage, incorrect article usage, passive voice, and other grammatical mistakes and concerns.

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Another cool feature is Vocabulary Enhancement, which suggests synonyms for words that appear many times throughout the article.

Note that Grammarly only offers suggestions, and you still get to decide whether or not to accept the modification.

Is Grammarly 100% Accurate?

When you first use this tool, it’s easy to think that you should accept all suggestions (especially if you are a non-native English writer).

But this may not always be the case.

As the saying goes:

• You have to know the rules before you can break them.

If you feel that there is nothing wrong with a phrase, sentence, or word, and you are confident that it does not break basic grammar rules, then you can leave it as it is.

In the example below, a correction is suggested for the phrase “on this” which has a clear reference point in the context of the sentence. Since this particular wording is needed for my sentence to be complete, and I can establish that I’m referring to a pop-up box from the previous sentence, I can confidently ignore the suggestion.

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Grammarly Free Vs. Grammarly Premium

Grammarly offers free and a premium version as well. The below chart explains the difference between both the plans of Grammarly.

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I recommend you to first try out Grammarly free.

From the pricing point of view, Grammarly is cost-effective for anyone who writes a lot. You can pre-pay for one year and get the pro account for $11.66/month only. In the below chart, you can see the pricing and plan for Grammarly premium:

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Conclusion: Is a Grammarly subscription worth it?

As writers and bloggers, we always strive for near-perfect articles and blog posts. However, no one is a “perfect” writer, and we need all the help we can get.

Grammarly makes writing easier by providing mostly accurate and useful corrections that we might have overlooked.

Although it shouldn’t dictate your writing style, Grammarly is a useful guide that can improve both your writing and proofreading skills.

Get started with Grammarly for free.

For a quick video of Grammarly in action, check out the below video by Harsh:

Grammarly alternatives:

One of the complaints I have with Grammarly is, that it does not work well with the new WordPress Gutenberg editor. This is a new problem, and for a long, I have been looking for some good alternatives to Grammarly. 

In this section, I will share some of the best Grammarly alternatives, that you may want to try. 

1. Linguix:

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Linguix is a modern AI-based writing assistant that works well with WordPress, and Google Docs. Just like Grammarly, it offers a free Chrome extension, web app, add-on for Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.

I have recently switched to Linguix, as it works well with WordPress. It is growing in popularity, and something you should try along with Grammarly before you purchase the pro version of either.

You can also use both of these tools together to make your final piece, error-free.

How To Use Grammarly with Microsoft Word

If you don’t write directly in the WordPress editor and instead use Microsoft Word or another text editing software, you can still check the text in your Grammarly dashboard.

Just click on the “New” button, and copy and paste the text you want to check.

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With the premium version of the app, you can also install the Grammarly plugin for Microsoft Office so you can use it in Word and Outlook. To do this, go to your Grammarly dashboard and click on “Download Add-in” on the left pane.

If you’re an editor reviewing a writer’s article, there is also a plagiarism checker that can be accessed from the left tab of the review window.

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As mentioned earlier, Grammarly also works for email and social networks like Facebook and Twitter. If you use Google Chrome, you can install the Chrome extension to use Grammarly on any text editor in your browser.

Download Grammar and Spelling Checker for Mac: Grammarly

Today I was working on my new eBook & I wanted to download the Grammarly Word addon for Mac. Unfortunately, they only have a Grammarly Word addon for Windows.

But that’s when I learned about their Mac app.

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The Grammarly Mac OS app is a cloud-based desktop app & all of your documents will automatically sync with the Grammarly web app.

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Their desktop app also supports drag & drop feature, so you can quickly drop your MS Word file (or any other text file) into the app to start proofreading & checking for plagiarism.

Once you are logged into your desktop app, you will be greeted with Grammarly’s familiar web app interface.

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I would recommend you pin Grammarly’s icon to your dock, as you can drag & drop any document to start the proofreading process. If you have a huge document like an eBook, you’ll need to copy and paste it in 20-page segments.

Overall, the Grammarly desktop experience is the same as the Grammarly web app experience. Though, I would truly appreciate having a Grammarly addon for the Mac version of Microsoft Word.

For now, if you are a Mac OS user, you will love having the power of Grammarly on your desktop.

Do you use Grammarly? What are your experiences with this tool? Wanna share a review of Grammarly with us?

Let me know in the comments below!

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