Writing app Grammarly recommends users avoid sensitive terms like ‘Wuhan virus’ and ‘Chinese virus’

The digital writing aid Grammarly will now flag the phrases ‘Wuhan virus’ and ‘Chinese virus’ as potentially offensive and encourage people to instead use ‘COVID-19’ or ‘the coronavirus.’ The phrases were added to the tool’s list of sensitive words and phrases that should be avoided, as they can ‘encourage bias and misinformation.’ Grammarly points to a … Read more