Has anyone used Grammarly just for punctuation.

[Dearelliot]

For those who have paid for Grammarly, I'm asking do I need to pay for the premium Grammarly, if I only want help with my punctuation.
God, I slept through every grammar class I had in Grammar school and in H.S..

 

[MillieDynamite]

It is the only way to use it for grammar, not to rewrite it for you. There is a free online version, but I'm not sure what the limitations are.

 

[Dearelliot]

Yes I use the free on line version, and it does make corrections to my punctuation, but but I think there are many more corrections needed.

 

[HeyAll]

To my understanding, if it's just punctuation, you don't need to pay.

Grammarly's latest updates show highlights in yellow, of changes they'd recommend if you're paying, but they won't tell you what the changes are unless you pay.

So in a sentence, it'll highlight some words and say, "these recommendations are for subscribers" (something like that) but it's never a punctuation error.

 

[Dearelliot]

Thanks.

 

[SimonDoom]

I use Grammarly and similar tools, like MS Word's grammar checking, only to spot problems, and then I rely on my own knowledge about punctuation and grammar, which I trust, to make the final call.

If you lack confidence in your grammar/punctuation skills, but you are sufficiently invested in continuing to write and publish stories here, then my recommendation is to invest a little time in brushing up on those skills so you don't need Grammarly to tell you what to do.

I think people are unduly daunted by this task. It's one of those issues where you can solve 90% of the problems with a relatively modest investment of time. To get from 90% to 98% may take more time, but it's not at all necessary as Literotica author.

For instance, I'm always surprised at how many Literotica authors don't understand how to punctuate dialogue. It literally can be mastered by understanding fewer than 10 rules. Everybody can learn 10 rules. Just read a few articles on how to do it. Those articles exist here at Literotica. They're easy to find among the "how to" stories.

Reading 60 pages of Strunk and White's famous short guide can resolve a huge chunk of commonly asked questions about grammar and punctuation and style.

The advantage of doing this rather than relying on Grammarly is that you'll never learn if you rely on Grammarly. You'll passively receive its advice and click accept, but never learn the rule. Take a little time to learn the rule, and you'll never again need Grammarly to tell you what to do.

 

[Dearelliot]

Thank you, yes, I do read rules and work on my punctuation skills, at my age I find learning a bit difficult, and I'd still like to use Grammarly or something like that to check my punctuation and spelling.

 

[Rustyoznail]

I use the free version for punctuation and sparingly for grammar. Most times I don't want my characters sounding like an English professor.

 

[Agent0069]

I use free version, it does highlight punctuation, typos, and misspelled words. Native English speakers comment on my language still not being fluent enough, but I doubt that even paid grammarly would save me here.

 

[MillieDynamite]

I don't think work has to be letter-perfect to be enjoyed. Letter-perfect tends to be BORING!

I use free version, it does highlight punctuation, typos, and misspelled words. Native English speakers comment on my language still not being fluent enough, but I doubt that even paid grammarly would save me here.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

You'll passively receive its advice and click accept, but never learn the rule. Take a little time to learn the rule, and you'll never again need Grammarly to tell you what to do.

The trick to using things like Grammarly, is to NOT passively accept anything it offers. Take a minute to look at what it's suggesting, and then decide how that matches your intent. Even spelling. If you just trust it, you can end up with correctly spelled wrong words.

There can be reasons to break the rules if it fits the context of what you're writing. Sometimes starting six sentences in a row with the same word is "necessary," other times not so much. Sometimes long drawn out sequences of comma separated adjectives work, other times not. Isa complex sentence the right choice, or should it be broken down? Again, you decide, not the tool.

 

[Trionyx]

The trick to using things like Grammarly, is to NOT passively accept anything it offers.

Agree!

 

[KachinaDoll]

Yes, I use the free version to highlight punctuation and grammar. It's not perfect but it helps. I do however make the corrections myself, not take the lazy route and let Grammarly do it. Maybe I'm paranoid but I worry about triggering the Literotica AI sensors or censors (both seem appropriate in this instance).