INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
In recent months, Grammarly started expanding beyond its core grammar and spellchecking tools by adding features like a more detailed
clarity score, for example
Today, it’s expanding on this work by launching the first beta of its new tone detector that makes sure your email or document sounds just
You may want to sound friendly and approachable, for example, but not too informal.The company says the new tone detector relies on both
some set rules and a machine learning algorithm that looks for the signals in a text that contribute to its tone.Overall, this looks to be a
pretty useful feature, especially if you tend to struggle with getting the tone of your emails just right (I definitely know some people who
are great in person but whose every email reads like they are accusing me of poisoning their dog)
In total, the new feature can detect 40 different tones, covering a range of emotions from “appreciative” to “confident,”
“formal,” “informal,” “thoughtful,” “loving” and “sad.” The feature will kick in once you write more than 120
characters.The beta version of the tone detector is now available in Grammarly’s browser extension for Chrome, with Safari and Firefox
Right now, this only works for all major email services like Gmail and Yahoo, though
Support for all text fields will roll out soon.
