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Add minor fix for excessive usage of "actually" in chatbot output, Fixes #72 #77

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion README.md
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Expand Up @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ The skill also includes a final "obviously AI generated" audit pass and a second

| # | Pattern | Before | After |
|---|---------|--------|-------|
| 7 | **AI vocabulary** | "Additionally... testament... landscape... showcasing" | "also... remain common" |
| 7 | **AI vocabulary** | "Actually... additionally... testament... landscape... showcasing" | "also... remain common" |
| 8 | **Copula avoidance** | "serves as... features... boasts" | "is... has" |
| 9 | **Negative parallelisms** | "It's not just X, it's Y" | State the point directly |
| 10 | **Rule of three** | "innovation, inspiration, and insights" | Use natural number of items |
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Expand Up @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Avoiding AI patterns is only half the job. Sterile, voiceless writing is just as

### 7. Overused "AI Vocabulary" Words

**High-frequency AI words:** Additionally, align with, crucial, delve, emphasizing, enduring, enhance, fostering, garner, highlight (verb), interplay, intricate/intricacies, key (adjective), landscape (abstract noun), pivotal, showcase, tapestry (abstract noun), testament, underscore (verb), valuable, vibrant
**High-frequency AI words:** Actually, additionally, align with, crucial, delve, emphasizing, enduring, enhance, fostering, garner, highlight (verb), interplay, intricate/intricacies, key (adjective), landscape (abstract noun), pivotal, showcase, tapestry (abstract noun), testament, underscore (verb), valuable, vibrant

**Problem:** These words appear far more frequently in post-2023 text. They often co-occur.

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