You finish writing an article.

You run it through Grammarly.

A few seconds later, you have a list of suggestions.

A sentence is too long.

A word could be replaced.

The tone could be more confident.

There’s a punctuation issue.

You fix everything.

The article looks cleaner.

But is it actually better?

That’s where things get interesting.

Grammarly can catch many problems that writers miss. It can flag grammar, spelling, punctuation, wordiness, style, tone, and other issues. Its current AI features can also rewrite sentences, adjust tone, help brainstorm, and assist with drafting. (Grammarly Support)

But there’s a difference between correcting writing and understanding writing.

And that’s...