The Internet has made writers of us all, but not all of us are successful at it all the time.
Grammarly analyzed over one billion words proofread by their popular writing app over the course of one month and learned that people make more mistakes when they’re posting to social media than they do writing anywhere else online.
The study also found that average person makes 13.8 mistakes per 100 words from 4 to 8 am. The early birds do much better than the night owl (posting from 10pm to 2am) who makes 17 mistakes per 100 words.
Here are other insights.
Insights
- People made an average 39 mistakes per 100 words in social media posts.
- We are three times as likely to make mistakes in social media posts than we are in any other type of online writing.
- When are you least likely to make an error in a social media post? Our research shows you’re at your best between the hours of 4 a.m. and 8 a.m.
- If possible, manage real time responses in the morning. Early birds writing between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. made 18.2% fewer mistakes than night owls writing between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.
- Trend alert: people are using more slang from other languages.
Top 5 Confused Words
- Apostrophe Mistakes (e.g., let’s vs. lets)
- Too vs. To
- Everyday vs. Every Day
- There vs. Their
- Than vs. Then
Read more about the results here!
