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Is it Worth the Investment to Use an Online Proofreader Generator?

by rkk33
8 replies
Someone recommended Grammarly to me, but I'm not sure it's worth the investment. If you've never heard of it, basically you put in text, and it checks for grammar problems, style, punctuation, and plagiarism.

Does anyone know of any free proofreading sites that check for grammar, plagiarism, etc?
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  • Profile picture of the author Alex Cohen
    Copyscape.com checks for plagiarism. But it's only free the first few times you use it.

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    • Profile picture of the author rkk33
      Yeah Grammarly offers a free 7 day trial, but then you have to pay for a subscription $20/month, $40/three months, $95/year. It seems kind of expensive to me.
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      • Profile picture of the author angiecolee
        Originally Posted by rkk33 View Post

        Yeah Grammarly offers a free 7 day trial, but then you have to pay for a subscription $20/month, $40/three months, $95/year. It seems kind of expensive to me.
        It's either that, hire a proofreader you trust, or let everything sit for a few days and proof it yourself with fresh eyes. Only you can decide which of these things is worth your time and which is worth your money.
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  • Profile picture of the author sethczerepak
    Hire a good proofreader. You're writing for human beings, a program isn't going to do your writing any justice.
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  • Profile picture of the author footballfreak
    Use copyscape. As far as grammar etc. depends on how good your own grammar already is. If the language is not your first language, definitely invest in a program.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cherie H
    I use a local proofreader who is an older professional and she is awesome at grammar but also offers helpful tweaks here and there and after a few full on hours of writing her advice is priceless!
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  • Profile picture of the author KimboJim
    Never ever use a program. They can catch most of the problems, but a program will never understand the subtly of human writing. Not only that, but most copywriting has grammatical errors because it emulates human speech better. I've seen plenty of amazing sales letters that improperly use so/that rules, if/then clauses, there are fragmented sentences, excessive commas and so on. Yet, they would sound mechanical and boring if proper grammar was used.

    Grammar is important, but you have to remember that sometimes breaking or bending the rules makes for a better article or sales letter.
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  • Profile picture of the author eugenedm
    Anyone can proofread their work. I think it's better and cheaper. If you don't trust yourself, how about if you ask a trusted friend or relative to take a look at your work. As for checking plagiarism, I use plagiarisma.net, it has a free version.
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