“Don’t Let Grammarly Overwrite Your Style and Voice:” Writers’ Advice on Using Grammarly in Writing
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While Grammarly is acknowledged for its role in error correction, writers stress the irreplaceable value of human editors in grasping narrative intricacies, contextual nuances, and stylistic preferences. Writers are also concerned about Grammarly potentially overshadowing personal style and voice. Writers’ cautionary notes on occasional inaccuracies underscore the importance of critical human judgment in accepting Grammarly’s recommendations. Emphasis is placed on prioritizing quality content delivery over perfection, with writers urged to maintain authenticity amidst technological assistance. The column advocates for using Grammarly and similar AI editing tools as aids to enhance the writing process rather than as substitutes for human discernment.
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Several students mentioned that they had used Grammarly (in addition to enlisting human help in their form of proof-reading assistance from their mother).
“Several students mentioned that they had used Grammarly (in addition to enlisting human help in their form of proof-reading assistance from their mother), and this made us wonder whether this software or similar other tools (Giray, 2024) might be skewing the results we had obtained.”
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- Authors
- Giray, L.
- Affiliations
- Colegio de Muntinlupa (PH)
- Corresponding author
- Giray, Louie
- ORCID
- Giray, Louie
- Venue
- Internet Reference Services Quarterly
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2024-04-24
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 293-303
- ISSN
- 1087-5301 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-4749
- OpenAlex
- W4395070606
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 1
- FWCI
- 13.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Internet Reference Services Quarterly (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Academic Writing and Publishing
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Publishing and Scholarly Communication
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Digital Communication and Language
- Keywords
- Grammarly, AI writing tools, writing style, automated error correction, AI-generated text quality, authenticity in writing
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