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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
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### 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.

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> 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)
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- **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.
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