Bilingual writing life
Stories about the wrong keyboard, help in the field, and writing in Arabic and English.
The half-second heartbreak of the wrong keyboard
You were typing Arabic. The keyboard was still English. The letters look like a password. This is not a spelling problem — and it should not cost you the sentence.
12 August 2026 · 8 min
Arabic and English in the same field
Two languages, one mind, often one sentence. Writing tools should not send you to another tab every time the script changes.
Help, not rewrite
A tool that silently replaces your sentence is writing for you. Flowlary shows the change. You review. You choose. We will not claim perfect English.
Live translation: when to use it — and when to turn it off
English under your Arabic can help you draft for an English reader. It can also get in the way. The feature stays off until you ask for it.
Why Speed Box exists
Auto-fix is often right. When two repairs both look plausible, a tiny overlay with numbered choices is more honest than a silent pick.
Seven small habits for smoother bilingual writing
Not everything needs a product. A few habits — plus help that stays in the field — go further than another grammar tab.
Finish the email in the inbox
Gmail, Docs, and WhatsApp Web are where the writing already happens. A companion that makes you leave those pages is solving the wrong problem.
What Flowlary will not claim
No perfect English. No silent full rewrites. No system-wide magic outside Chrome. The stories on this site should match the product you can actually use.