From 18173fabc65cefd49a778f47ffb7423843222088 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: user Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 15:28:08 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] self-apply checklist: fix triple, staccato, trailing clause, filler word --- prompts/LLM_PROSE_TELLS.md | 16 +++++++--------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/prompts/LLM_PROSE_TELLS.md b/prompts/LLM_PROSE_TELLS.md index a838ac0..6498adf 100644 --- a/prompts/LLM_PROSE_TELLS.md +++ b/prompts/LLM_PROSE_TELLS.md @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ # LLM Prose Tells -A catalog of structural, lexical, and rhetorical patterns found in LLM-generated -prose. +A catalog of patterns found in LLM-generated prose. --- @@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ A negation followed by an em-dash and a reframe. 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, and models default to it for that reason. +punctuation mark, so models default to it. ### The Colon Elaboration @@ -79,8 +78,7 @@ zero information. The actual point is always in the next paragraph. > "This is, of course, a simplification." "There are, to be fair, exceptions." -Parenthetical asides inserted to perform nuance without ever changing the -argument. +Parenthetical asides inserted to perform nuance without changing the argument. ### The Unnecessary Contrast @@ -127,10 +125,10 @@ precedent), "navigate," "foster," "underscores," "resonates," "embark," ### Elevated Register Drift -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." +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." ### Filler Adverbs -- 2.49.1