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The things people actually get stuck on: mistakes a spell-checker cannot see, rewrites that quietly change what you promised, and sounding like yourself in a language that is not your first.

3 articles Last updated August 19, 2026 RSS feed
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Why your spell-checker misses the mistakes that matter

Your spell-checker is not failing you: it was built to compare words against a dictionary, and every word in “I could of sent it to there team” is in the dictionary. This is what a word-by-word checker structurally cannot see, what a model-based one does instead, and where each of them still gets it wrong.

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  • What mistakes can a spell-checker never catch?
  • Is an AI grammar checker better than a spell-checker?
  • Do AI grammar checkers make mistakes?
  • Does FixMeBot check grammar in languages other than English?

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  1. 02 Second language 8 min read Writing at work in a language that isn't your first The expensive part of writing in a second language at work is rarely grammar. It is the twenty minutes spent re-reading four sentences, the hedging you add because you cannot hear how direct you sound, and the moment a colleague reads your message as curt when you meant it as efficient. Here is what goes wrong, why it goes wrong per language, and what helps. Read the article
  2. 03 Rewriting 6 min read How to rewrite a sentence without changing what it says Rewording and rewriting are not the same job, and the difference shows up in what survives. A paraphrase has to keep the claim, the hedge, the agency and the commitment intact while every other word moves. Here is what actually changes when you shift register, the four ways a rewriting tool quietly changes the meaning, and a checklist to catch it before you send. Read the article

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