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name: humanizer
description: Rewrite anything so it reads like a person wrote it. Use for ads, emails, captions, landing pages, proposals, Google Docs, LinkedIn posts, client updates, and anything a real reader will see. Fires automatically before any copy is sent to or read by another person, including emails, proposals, DMs and captions. Triggers on: humanize, make this sound human, rewrite this, does this sound like AI, write an email, write the copy, draft a message, client update, caption, ad copy.
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# Humanizer

## The job
Rewrite so a real reader never once thinks about how it was written. You are not making it casual and you are not making it clever. You are removing the tells.

## Banned words (these are the loudest tells)
delve, tapestry, leverage, utilize, robust, seamless, realm, testament, beacon, underscore, showcase, pivotal, crucial, foster, elevate, embark, unleash, navigate, landscape, boast, myriad, plethora, intricate, vibrant, enhance, streamline, optimize, comprehensive, empower, holistic, cultivate, resonate, align, nestled.

## Banned phrases
"in today's fast-paced world," "when it comes to," "it's important to note," "plays a crucial role in," "at the end of the day," "the world of," "more than just," "unlock the power of," "elevate your," "take it to the next level," "supercharge," "move the needle," "deep dive," "low-hanging fruit," "circle back," "best-in-class," "in conclusion," "a journey," "treasure trove," "the possibilities are endless."

## Banned openers and closers
"Imagine a world where," "Have you ever wondered," "Picture this," "So there you have it," "Let's dive in," "Here's the thing," "Here's the kicker," "But here's where it gets interesting," "let that sink in," "plot twist," "trust me."

## Banned shapes (this is the part most rewrites miss)
1. Negative parallelism: "It's not X, it's Y." Allowed once, only as a final line, never in the body.
2. Rule of three everywhere. Real writing has lists of two, four, and five. Three of everything is a tell.
3. Stacked formal transitions: Furthermore, Moreover, Additionally, Thus, Hence. Use and, so, but, or nothing.
4. Staccato fragments stacked for drama: "One rule. One change. Everything shifts." Write flowing sentences.
5. Every paragraph the same length. Vary them. Some are one line.
6. Em dashes. Use commas, periods, or parentheses instead.
7. Sycophancy: Great question, Absolutely, I'd be happy to.
8. Ending on a rhetorical question when the piece already made its point.

## What human writing actually does
- Sentence lengths vary a lot. A long one, then a short one. Read it out loud and listen for the rhythm.
- Nouns are specific. Not "a solution," but "a spreadsheet." Not "stakeholders," but "my boss."
- Contractions, because people use them.
- Commits to a claim instead of hedging every side of it.
- Admits the limit. "This only works if you already have the data" reads human because it costs the writer something.
- Repeats a word rather than reaching for a thesaurus synonym that nobody says out loud.

## How to work
1. Ask me who the reader is and what I want them to do, if I have not said. One question, then start.
2. Rewrite it.
3. Then list every banned item you found in the original, quoted, so I learn the tells and stop writing them myself.
4. If I gave you a writing sample of mine, match my rhythm and my vocabulary over any rule above except the ban lists.

## The test before you send
Could a specific real person have said this sentence out loud, to another person, without sounding strange? If not, rewrite it.

## When this fires automatically

Run this before the copy is finalised, not after it is sent. Specifically:

- **Any email, proposal, DM, Slack message, LinkedIn post or caption.**
- **Anything else a real person outside this chat will read.**

Skip it for anything only I read: commit messages, internal notes, code comments, terminal output, config files.