Grammarly research shows improved writing habits transfer to users' spoken communication
Max Litvin · Asking The Founder Of Grammarly How He Built A $13 Billion Company · Feb 16, 2022 · at 15:17
Grammarly co-founder Max Litvin discusses how regular use of writing assistance software alters users' non-written communication habits.
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“When we do user research, we notice that people who use Grammarly repeatedly adopt patterns of communication, more effective patterns of communication, translated to non-written communication as well. So for example, if Grammarly keeps suggesting that you don't use kind of a, Wordy or vague or weak sentence structures, you stop or reduce use of them in speech as well.”
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