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# LLM Prose Tells
A catalog of patterns found in LLM-generated prose.
A catalog of structural, lexical, and rhetorical patterns found in LLM-generated
prose.
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Even outside the "not X but Y" pivot, models substitute em-dashes for commas,
semicolons, parentheses, colons, and periods. The em-dash can replace any other
punctuation mark, so models default to it.
punctuation mark, and models default to it for that reason.
### The Colon Elaboration
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> "This is, of course, a simplification." "There are, to be fair, exceptions."
Parenthetical asides inserted to perform nuance without changing the argument.
Parenthetical asides inserted to perform nuance without ever changing the
argument.
### The Unnecessary Contrast
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### Elevated Register Drift
Models write one register above where a human would, replacing "use" with
"utilize," "start" with "commence," "help" with "facilitate," "show" with
"demonstrate," "try" with "endeavor," "change" with "transform," and "make" with
"craft."
Models write one register above where a human would. "Use" becomes "utilize."
"Start" becomes "commence." "Help" becomes "facilitate." "Show" becomes
"demonstrate." "Try" becomes "endeavor." "Change" becomes "transform." "Make"
becomes "craft."
### Filler Adverbs

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title: Repository Policies
last_modified: 2026-03-10
last_modified: 2026-02-22
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This document covers repository structure, tooling, and workflow standards. Code
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- Never commit secrets. `.env` files, credentials, API keys, and private keys
must be in `.gitignore`. No exceptions.
- Build artifacts and code-derived data (compiled output, bundled JS, minified
CSS, generated code) must NOT be committed to the repository if they can be
generated during the build process. The Dockerfile or build system should
produce these artifacts at build time. Notable exception: Go
protobuf-generated files (`.pb.go`) may be committed because Go module
consumers use `go get` which downloads source code but does not execute build
steps.
- `.gitignore` should be comprehensive from the start: OS files (`.DS_Store`),
editor files (`.swp`, `*~`), language build artifacts, and `node_modules/`.
Fetch the standard `.gitignore` from