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# LLM Prose Tells # LLM Prose Tells
All of these show up in human writing occasionally. No single one is conclusive All of these show up in human writing occasionally. No single one is conclusive
on its own. The difference is concentration; a person might lean on one or two on its own. The difference is concentration. A person might lean on one or two
of these habits across an entire essay, but LLM output will use fifteen of them of these habits across an entire essay, but LLM output will use fifteen of them
per paragraph, consistently, throughout the entire piece. per paragraph, consistently, throughout the entire piece.
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## Sentence Structure ## Sentence Structure
### The Em-Dash Pivot: "Not X...but Y" ### The Em-Dash Pivot: "Not X, but Y"
A negation followed by an em-dash and a reframe. A negation followed by an em-dash and a reframe.
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> "The answer is simple: we need to rethink our approach from the ground up." > "The answer is simple: we need to rethink our approach from the ground up."
Models reach for this in every other paragraph. The construction is perfectly Models reach for this in every other paragraph. The construction is perfectly
normal; the frequency gives it away. normal. The frequency gives it away.
### The Triple Construction ### The Triple Construction