My Writing Statistics
I use the Grammarly application when I write. Most of my writing is done for this blog. These stats were accumulated based on 163,412 written words in the last 19 weeks.
Here are the basic measures:
- Writing Streak: 19 Weeks.
- You were more productive than 87% of Grammarly users.
- You were more accurate than 72% of Grammarly users.
- You used more unique words than 97% of Grammarly users.
I like the last one. I think my use of unique words is pretty remarkable, and frankly, a bit surprising. Grammarly also provides a measure of (somewhat mysterious) attributes they call “Tones.”
| Tone | % |
|---|---|
| Confident | 36 |
| Formal | 32 |
| Informative | 14 |
| Assertive | 7 |
| Admiring | 2 |
| Friendly | 2 |
| Cooperative | 1 |
It would be interesting to delve into the algorithms used to determine the tone scores. I assume the percentages are in relation to other Grammarly users. So two-thirds of Grammarly users are more “Confident” and “Formal” than I am. “Confident” is the interesting one. I’ve been told by people I need to be more assertive (which is also one of the tones measured). I agree, I tend to be a peace maker and not the sort to take people on directly. I have no plans to change that. I get the “Formal” rating. This is a blog, not a ”Financial Times” article. I realize that risks losing readers, but that’s okay too. I do this primarily because I enjoy doing it, not because I am seeking an audience, and certainly not because it makes me money. The last three tones “Admiring”, “Friendly” and “Cooperative” are a bit of a mystery to me. Hopefully the “Friendly” score only applies to my writing, not my personality…
I use the free version of Grammarly. I find it most helpful correcting my spelling. It also is helpful getting commas in the right place. I hate commas and never learned the rules for proper usage of the little beasts. Maybe someday I will, but that’s not high on my list of skills to master. I’m much more interested in learning how to properly use the edges of my skis throughout the full arc of a turn.
I don’t use the paid version of Grammarly. The paid version uses AI to rewrite your shit. This shit is all mine.
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