Just like the online utility Good boss which I told you about some time ago, scribes is a website that allows you to correct spelling and grammar mistakes in your texts.
I regularly use this type of tool on Byothe.fr, because despite all the attention I pay to my articles, I too often miss mistakes.
Scribens corrects your mistakes for free online
Really very well designed and with a very pleasant and refined interface, Scribens is a real asset for anyone who regularly writes more or less long texts.
Verification is free and relatively quick… It takes a few seconds for a 500-word text.
The use of this spell checker is very simple. Paste your text in the area provided for this purpose, press the "Check" button, the site will churn a little and will then highlight any problems and mistakes in your text.
The utility will allow you to identify different types of errors or weaknesses in your text:
- in red : spelling mistakes
- in turquoise : grammar mistakes
- in yellow : the points to be examined, that is to say what potentially involves a fault depending on their meaning
- in blue : typography (capital letters, etc.) and punctuation issues
By clicking on the errors highlighted by the tool, you will have access to a correction suggestion, but also to the explanation of this correction as well as the cases where it applies… And to find out more, you can even access a more detailed page which includes the entire grammar, spelling or punctuation rule. This tool is therefore both pleasant to use and educational since you will be able to understand your mistakes! It is a step forward to avoid making the same mistakes several times!
Furthermore, it is possible to customize the way the tool corrects for even greater efficiency: gender of pronouns, taking into account or not the 1990 reform, etc.
There is also a “premium” version (around €4.15 per month for an annual subscription) which offers, among other things, to correct texts of unlimited size, adds a series of more or less interesting features and offers extensions for Word, OpenOffice and LibreOffice and plugins for browsers. These browser plugins allow you to integrate the correction directly into your emails (Gmail, Outlook, etc.), on social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and on all the sites where you may be required to enter text. Finally, this premium version provides you with a mobile application for Android and iOS.
In addition to correcting your texts, Scribens.fr provides you with several other free tools : word definition, conjugation, synonym/antonym and acronym.
Extensions for browsers and office applications
In addition to all these online tools, Scribens provides users with a whole series of extensions. You will thus be able to integrate the power of Scribens correction into your favorite internet tools.
In fact, the site offers browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari (for Mac) and Edge. You will be able to correct all your emails, your social media posts or your online documents (Google Docs and others) on the fly.
Similarly, Scribens offers extensions for the main office tools such as Microsoft Office (Windows and Mac), LibreOffice, OpenOffice, Google Sheets, etc.
To conclude, one of the big advantages of this type of tool is that in addition to correcting your mistakes, it helps you progress since each correction is explained and possibly refers you to its grammar or spelling rule.
In short with Scribens.fr you have everything you need to write flawless texts and improve your written practice of the French language!
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