It’s a tough life, being a professional writer on the Internet. Everything you post reflects, well or badly, on your professional qualifications. You might just be chatting with your friends, but if it’s under your name, potential clients could judge your skills by it. If you regularly make a lot of mistakes, you could lose work as a result.
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Mistakes in spelling or grammar can torpedo an otherwise great article. Grammarly is a popular online tool for catching them. I use the free version regularly to check articles before submitting them. It does a decent job at catching the worst of my blunders. It hasn’t impressed me enough to go for the paid version, too. It has its quirks, being obsessive on some issues and plain wrong on others.
Mokka sternly protecting a dictionary. December 30, 2008.