This app can make anyone a better writer — and its got the sources to prove it

[boingboingshop]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/02/10/this-app-can-make-anyone-a-bet.html

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[SheiffFatman]

* it’s got the sources

[ChuckV]

I think nothing more needs to be said.

[TheChineseWatch]

This is incorrect. “It’s” is a contraction of “it is;” “its” is the possessive of “it.”

(Source: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/its-vs-its/)

[SheiffFatman]

“It’s” is also a contraction of “It has”.

[wazroth]

If only there were some sort of software… you know what, never mind, this is already far too silly.

[Lanthade]

Maybe if whoever wrote the BB store copy used this they’d do a better job. Or maybe they have and this is the result…

[someguy]

Ludwig also *scores points with foreign-born writers,

solving your worst writing crimes

So, it deals with the lowest hanging fruit?

[TheChineseWatch]

And upon rereading the piece in question, I agree that “it has” is a better interpretation than my previous one.

[PatrickD]

This is my professional opinion as a writer and linguist:
Bullshit.

[baimarui]

Best case scenario, even if it works (which I highly doubt it does), doesn’t this just serve to homogenize writing styles across writers? I think I’d prefer to keep my idiosyncrasies and get my feedback from fellow humans for free.