Humanizer
Overview
AI writing has a fingerprint. This skill strips it: the predictable rhythm, the hedge words, the inflated vocabulary, the throat-clearing intros and tidy summaries — so the text reads like a person wrote it, without changing what it says.
When to use
- A draft "smells like AI" and you want it natural.
- Captions/emails/posts that need a human voice.
- After any LLM-generated long-form text, before publishing.
The AI tells (hunt these)
| Tell |
Fix |
| Inflated words: delve, robust, comprehensive, leverage, pivotal, tapestry, underscore, foster |
Plain words: dig into, solid, full, use, key, theme, stress, build |
| Hedging: "it's important to note", "arguably", "can help to", "may potentially" |
Cut it or state it directly |
| Throat-clearing intros: "In today's fast-paced world…" |
Delete; start at the point |
| Empty summary endings: "In conclusion, …" restating everything |
Cut, or end on a concrete line |
| Uniform sentence length / rhythm |
Vary it: short. Then a longer one that carries a clause. Fragment. |
| Em-dash overuse, "not just X but Y", rule-of-three everywhere |
Mix punctuation; break the patterns |
| Listicle reflex (everything a bulleted list) |
Use prose where prose fits |
Process
- Read once for voice — does it sound like a person or a press release?
- Pass for vocabulary — swap inflated words for plain ones.
- Pass for rhythm — vary sentence length; add a fragment or two.
- Cut intro fluff and summary fluff.
- Read aloud — if you'd never say it, rewrite it.
Example
Before: "In today's rapidly evolving landscape, it's important to delve into robust, comprehensive strategies that can help foster growth."
After: "Growth is hard right now. Here's what actually works."
Common mistakes
- Over-correcting into choppy text — keep it readable, just human.
- Changing the meaning while de-slopping — preserve the facts.
- Leaving the tidy "In conclusion" — that one screams AI.
Related: [[content-copywriter]] (write the draft), caveman (different goal — compress, not humanize).
1---2name: humanizer3description: Use when written text reads like AI output and needs to sound human — removing the tells (overused transitions, hedging, inflated vocabulary like "delve/robust/comprehensive", uniform sentence rhythm, em-dash overuse, empty summaries) while keeping the meaning. For blog posts, captions, emails, docs, scripts.4---56# Humanizer78## Overview9AI writing has a fingerprint. This skill strips it: the predictable rhythm, the hedge words, the inflated vocabulary, the throat-clearing intros and tidy summaries — so the text reads like a person wrote it, without changing what it says.1011## When to use12- A draft "smells like AI" and you want it natural.13- Captions/emails/posts that need a human voice.14- After any LLM-generated long-form text, before publishing.1516## The AI tells (hunt these)17| Tell | Fix |18|---|---|19| Inflated words: delve, robust, comprehensive, leverage, pivotal, tapestry, underscore, foster | Plain words: dig into, solid, full, use, key, theme, stress, build |20| Hedging: "it's important to note", "arguably", "can help to", "may potentially" | Cut it or state it directly |21| Throat-clearing intros: "In today's fast-paced world…" | Delete; start at the point |22| Empty summary endings: "In conclusion, …" restating everything | Cut, or end on a concrete line |23| Uniform sentence length / rhythm | Vary it: short. Then a longer one that carries a clause. Fragment. |24| Em-dash overuse, "not just X but Y", rule-of-three everywhere | Mix punctuation; break the patterns |25| Listicle reflex (everything a bulleted list) | Use prose where prose fits |2627## Process281. Read once for **voice** — does it sound like a person or a press release?292. Pass for **vocabulary** — swap inflated words for plain ones.303. Pass for **rhythm** — vary sentence length; add a fragment or two.314. Cut **intro fluff** and **summary fluff**.325. Read aloud — if you'd never say it, rewrite it.3334## Example35**Before:** "In today's rapidly evolving landscape, it's important to delve into robust, comprehensive strategies that can help foster growth."36**After:** "Growth is hard right now. Here's what actually works."3738## Common mistakes39- Over-correcting into choppy text — keep it readable, just human.40- Changing the meaning while de-slopping — preserve the facts.41- Leaving the tidy "In conclusion" — that one screams AI.4243Related: [[content-copywriter]] (write the draft), `caveman` (different goal — compress, not humanize).
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