Grammarly is a great tool to use for your writing! It notices grammar mistakes, as well as issues with concision. However, when using it for your revision process, it should not be used as your ONLY source.
- Why Grammarly should be used with caution in your revision process:
- It takes away from your own style and voice: Sometimes, Grammarly edits it the way IT wants, but it steals your OWN voice or original intention when you had written down your thoughts.
- It can be detected as AI if used too much throughout your paper: Although this type of misunderstanding would certainly be understood by your professors if AI were detected in your paper, it’s still something to consider, as you never want your writing regenerated too much by an AI source (even like Grammarly).
- Having a technology program make edits to your paper still doesn’t quite offer the feedback and assistance you could get from someone like a peer reading over your paper, or even a tutor here at the Writing Center: Having a real person read over your paper during the revision process can be so beneficial, as you can get feedback beyond just grammar: content, structure, voice, formatting styles, and any other areas that need attention.
Grammarly is a wonderful tool to use, but it’s always a great choice to come to the Writing Center to have someone read your paper during the revision process with you and work collaboratively alongside you for the issues Grammarly can’t catch!
~ Lauren