Re:Google is making AI in Gmail and Docs free – but raising ...
by jon-wood on Thursday January 16, 2025 @05:12AM
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You're aware we've had grammar/spell check since (checks) 1961 right? It's built right into your operating system.
Re:Google is making AI in Gmail and Docs free – but raising ...
by mschild on Thursday January 16, 2025 @08:02AM
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Yes, I'm aware. What AI/Proton provides isn't just a simple spellchecker though. It specifically recommends and alters wording to better suit the overall sentence structure. Essentially, it considers the context better than any built-in checker I've had in the past.
It's also really useful to for words that are spelt almost the same. Suit and Suite for example.
Also throughout my day, I'm constantly switching between 2 languages that have almost identically written words. Adress and Address. The normal spellchecks often don't mark it as an error because my computers and browsers naturally also have 2 installed keyboards and languages.
They specifically allow you a grammar/spell check and also change tone (formal/informal) and length. Length one I have never used but the grammar spell check is a godsend that I use almost always.