From 106e6ae13917401c9bbc0a8336c140f8e9cba620 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruno Verachten Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 15:29:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] feat: add rhetorical-opener tell and offer-to-continue closer (v2.8.0) Signed-off-by: Bruno Verachten --- SKILL.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/SKILL.md b/SKILL.md index abf342f9..93b36ea5 100644 --- a/SKILL.md +++ b/SKILL.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- name: humanizer -version: 2.7.0 +version: 2.8.0 description: | Remove signs of AI-generated writing from text. Use when editing or reviewing text to make it sound more natural and human-written. Based on Wikipedia's @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ Before returning the final rewrite, scan it for `—` and `–`. Any hit means t ### 20. Collaborative Communication Artifacts -**Words to watch:** I hope this helps, Of course!, Certainly!, You're absolutely right!, Would you like..., let me know, here is a... +**Words to watch:** I hope this helps, Of course!, Certainly!, You're absolutely right!, Would you like..., Want me to...?, Want me to give some examples?, Should I continue?, let me know, here is a... **Problem:** Text meant as chatbot correspondence gets pasted as content. @@ -483,6 +483,19 @@ Before returning the final rewrite, scan it for `—` and `–`. Any hit means t > This function uses a hash map for O(1) lookups, avoiding the O(n²) cost of naive iteration. +### 31. Conversational Rhetorical Openers + +**Phrases to watch:** Honestly?, Look,, Here's the thing,, The thing is,, Let's be honest,, Real talk, — used as a standalone hook, often a single word as a question on its own line. + +**Problem:** LLMs open with a fake-candid hook ("Honestly?") to manufacture intimacy before delivering an ordinary point. The tell is the theatrical pause-and-reveal: a one-word question, a line break, then the "real" answer. A person being honest usually just says the thing. + +**Before:** +> Is it worth the price? Honestly? It depends on how often you'll use it. + +**After:** +> Whether it's worth the price depends on how often you'll use it. + + ## DETECTION GUIDANCE ### What NOT to flag (false positives) @@ -496,6 +509,7 @@ A clean human writer can hit several of the patterns above without any AI involv - **Letter-style opening or closing on a comment.** Salutations and sign-offs predate ChatGPT by centuries. - **Common transition words in isolation.** *Additionally*, *moreover*, *consequently* are AI-coded only when piled up. One *however* is not a tell. - **Curly quotes alone.** macOS, Word, Google Docs, and most CMSes auto-curl by default. Curly quotes only count when stacked with other tells. +- **"Honestly" or "look" mid-sentence.** These are ordinary in casual speech and writing. The tell is the *standalone theatrical opener* ("Honestly?" on its own line, then the reveal), not the word itself. - **Em dashes alone.** Many editors and journalists use them often. Em dashes are evidence only when paired with formulaic sales-y rhythm. - **Unsourced claims.** Most of the web is unsourced. Lack of citations doesn't prove anything. - **Correct, complex formatting.** Visual editors and templates produce clean output without any AI.