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Resources for checking if writing sounds contemporary


I have a mentee whose native tongue is French, and for whom English is a bit of a challenge (although it's passable). We're both in the U.S.

He's in the process of applying for graduate academic programs.

I've offered to go over his application materials to offer suggestions for improving them.

His application letters are full of very flowery English. I'm not sure if this is because he's translating from French to English in his mind, or whether he's using something like Google Translate. I haven't yet asked him.

I want to nudge him towards some resources online where he can check his writing sentence by sentence to see if it sounds contemporary.

A website that was recommended on HN a while back was: Hemingwayapp.com . I've never tried it myself but it seems like something along the lines of what I'm looking for.

My Ask: I'd like your suggestions for other similar resources that could help this person.


  👤 mistermithras Accepted Answer ✓
Grammarly is a fairly good resource.