Be a Better Writer: Detect Plagiarism and Correct Errors with ‘Grammarly’

As interesting as writing can be, finding errors in a document can be
really disappointing to your readers, especially when your work
depends largely on preparing documents. Even if your writing or typing
is for academic purpose, submitting with errors could change your
intended meaning sometimes. Whether you are typing, writing at home,
work or school, for a personal, official or academic purpose, this
Google Chrome extension is a most have tool.

Grammarly is a writing application which corrects hundreds of complex
writing errors. It was built by linguistics and language lovers which
are the world's leading automated proofreader that checks for more
than 250 types of spelling grammar, punctuation errors. It enhances
vocabulary usage and suggests citation.

It is an online grammar and spelling checker that improves
communication by helping users find and correct writing mistakes. The
application covers all aspects of grammar, from punctuation to style.
Plagiarism detection tools are also added so the user can locate any
'borrowed' text before it gets them into a bad situation. Grammarly
also makes suggestions to improve wording to make sentences more
interesting to read.

The software can also help users locate words that are spelled
correctly but not utilised in the right context. Grammarly is entirely
web based, so the user does not have to download any kind of spell
check tools. The plagiarism checker includes an automated reference
creator. The web-based tool includes unique grammar checker such as
dangling modifiers, faulty parallelism, comma splices, run-on
sentences and subject.

Grammarly was introduced in February of 2010 and was designed to
provide users with an automated grammar checker tool. The company is
currently based in Seattle, Washington. The concept was intended to
produce an automated system that worked just like a human spellchecker
would. An academic version is available called Grammarly EDU and is
currently used by more than 300,000 students.

What makes Grammarly so appealing is the detail and depth it offers
users as it can find very specific issues that a basic grammar and
spellchecker would have missed. The Grammarly website welcomes users
with a textured, light blue header and white background. The homepage
includes the stylish Grammarly logo, which includes the site name with
a book and blue pencil hovering over the "G." The application itself
is very easy to use and provides users with a clean interface in blue
and silver. Other colors are used to highlight issues in text and
large, round buttons allow the user to begin a review, copy, paste,
cut or clear text.

A new user can try Grammarly without an account. To get the full
benefit of the application the user can register by clicking the "Sign
Up" link in the upper, right-hand corner of the homepage. The short
form on the next page asks for a name, email address (which will be
the account username) and preferred password. The user is also asked
what would be the mostly use the application for (the answer can be
chosen from a drop-down box). After submitting the information, the
user is asked to select a membership plan and payment method. New
users are given access for free for seven days.

Grammarly is helpful for anyone who writes regularly. Users can turn
to Grammarly as a personal grammar checking tool, Students and
teachers can also use Grammarly to improve their work. The application
is easy to use and works with many types of writing, whether you're
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Twitter, Tumblr, LinkedIn, and nearly anywhere else you write on the
web.Grammarly is the world's most accurate grammar checker.

Grammarly is trusted by students, professional writers, business
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--TheNation

Nigeria’s internet users stand at 94m – NCC

Internet users on Nigeria's telecommunications networks increased to
93,591,174 as at August 2016, the Nigerian Communications Commission
(NCC) has said.

The regulatory body made this known in its monthly Internet Subscriber
Data, which was obtained on Saturday in Lagos.

The data showed that internet usage on the Global System for Mobile
communications (GSM) and the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
networks increased by 167,819

It also said that 93,423,355 subscribers used the internet in July,
rising to 93,591,174 in August.

The data showed that of the 93,591,174 internet users in August,
93,524,398 were on the GSM networks, while 66,776 used the CDMA.

Of the 93,591,174 internet users on the GSM networks in the month
under review, the document showed that MTN Nigeria had 32,771,259
customers browsing on its network.

It stated that MTN suffered a decrease of 561,236 internet subscribers
in August, after it recorded 33,332,495 users in the month of July.

According to the report, Globacom has 26,984,974 customers browsing on
the internet in August, showing an increase of 164,098 from its July's
record of 26,820,876.

It also said Airtel Nigeria network recorded a rise of users with
18,519,233 internet users in the month of August, as against
17,910,307 customers in July.

The records further showed that Airtel Nigeria network users increased
by 608,926 in the month of August.

The data also showed that Etisalat had 15,248,932 internet users in
August as against the 15,274,493 in July, recording a decrease of
25,561 users in the month under review.

It also revealed that the CDMA operators (Multi-Links and Visafone),
had a joint total of 66,776 internet users on their networks in
August.

The record further showed that the two surviving CDMA networks in the
country recorded a decrease of 18,408 internet subscribers in the
month under review, from the 85,184 users they recorded in July.

Visafone had 66,772 customers surfing the internet in August, showing
a reduction of 18,408 users from its July record of 85,180 while
Multi-Links maintained the four internet users it recorded in July.

The report revealed the need for more Nigerians to embrace the
internet to speed up the country's progress towards achieving 30 per
cent broadband penetration by 2018.

--PNNews

Imo state gov't commences issuance of new designed Certificate of Occupancy

The Imo state government has commenced the issuance of the new
designed Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to property owners in Imo
state.

The issuance was done during the official flag off of the signing of
the new Certificate of Occupancy at the Imo International Conference
Centre in Owerri the Imo state capital.

The Imo State governor Mr. Rochas Okorocha represented by the
Secretary to the State Government, George Eche says the new C of O
will put an end to land racketeering and forgery in the Ministry of
Lands and will in turn boost the Internally Generated Revenue of the
state government.

The Commissioner of Lands, Survey and Urban Planning Mr. Law Eberuo
also disclosed that the new C of O is cheaper to acquire as the
processes have also been simplified.

He further revealed that the state government through the Ministry of
Lands has also introduced digitalization of ministry to ensure proper
data analysis and enhance express search of documents in the ministry.