Whether you’re writing a SoP for your dream university, a thesis, or a homework essay, reading your work aloud will help you catch mistakes you would otherwise miss.
Microsoft Edge’s built-in PDF reader includes a read-aloud feature that mimics natural speech, but you can also explore other tools for a better experience.
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Dude, It’s 2025, just run it by Gemini/ChatGpt
> Microsoft Edge’s built-in PDF reader includes a read-aloud feature that mimics natural speech, but you can also explore other tools for a better experience.
Under no circumstance should anyone be using Microsoft Edge.
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And if you use Microsoft Office at work, use their Read Aloud function as well.
I used to do this all the time and it does work. Especially because you become word blind after a while and in the the midst of rereading your essays so much your mind will skip over any double words.
Nowadays definitely chatgpt and just have it poop out a list of the changes that you want to make, but you don’t have to choose one or the other.