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"_note": "Patterns for the F rules in lint.js (plain spoken voice). Sources: Wikipedia 'Signs of AI writing', the blader/humanizer skill (26 patterns) and the hardikpandya/stop-slop skill, adapted to spoken voice-over. These are budgets to review, not bans: humans use every one of them, and Wikipedia says so. Each string is a case-insensitive regex.",
"negation_pivot": [
"\\bnot (?:just|only|simply|merely)\\b",
"\\b(?:is|was|are|were|does|did|do|has|had|would|could|will|can) not\\b[^.?!]{1,70}[.;]\\s+(?:it|that|this|they|he|she|there|what)(?:'s|\\s+(?:is|was|were|are|did|does))\\b",
"\\b(?:isn't|wasn't|aren't|weren't|doesn't|didn't|don't|couldn't|wouldn't)\\b[^.?!]{1,70}[.;,]\\s+(?:but\\s+)?(?:it|that|this|they|he|she|there)(?:'s|\\s+(?:is|was|were|are))\\b",
"\\bno [a-z']+(?: [a-z']+)?[,.]\\s+(?:and )?no [a-z']+(?: [a-z']+)?[,.]?\\s+(?:and )?(?:just|only|simply)\\b",
"\\bnot because\\b[^.?!]{1,80}[.,]\\s+(?:but )?because\\b",
"\\bI(?:'m| am) not saying\\b",
"\\b(?:it|this|that) (?:isn't|wasn't|is not|was not) about\\b"
],
"run_up": [
"\\bhere(?:'s| is| are) (?:what|why|how|where|the (?:thing|number|detail|position|whole|first|second|third|next|last|three|one)|my|something)\\b",
"\\bthink about (?:it|what|that|this)\\b",
"\\bnotice (?:what|how|that)\\b",
"\\blook at what\\b",
"\\blisten to what\\b",
"\\bnow (?:look|listen|watch)\\b",
"\\blet that sink in\\b",
"\\blet me be clear\\b",
"\\bmake no mistake\\b",
"\\bthe (?:truth|reality) is\\b",
"\\bit turns out\\b",
"\\bthe uncomfortable truth\\b",
"\\bwhat makes (?:this|that|it) [a-z]+ is\\b",
"\\bput (?:those|these|that|them) [a-z ]{0,25}side by side\\b",
"\\bthe (?:detail|part|number|thing) that matters most\\b",
"\\bwalking toward\\b"
],
"meta": [
"\\bI promised\\b",
"\\bremember (?:the prediction|this|that)\\b",
"\\byou(?:'ll| will) want to remember\\b",
"\\bI(?:'ll| will) keep using the word\\b",
"\\bI call (?:that|this|it)\\b",
"\\bin this (?:video|section|part)\\b",
"\\bas we(?:'ll| will) see\\b",
"\\bstay with me\\b",
"\\bthis part is about you\\b",
"\\bwe(?:'ll| will) come back to\\b"
],
"stock_depth": [
"\\bat (?:its|the) core\\b",
"\\bfull stop\\b",
"\\bthe real (?:story|question|problem|reason|issue|cost)\\b",
"\\bchanges everything\\b",
"\\bthe stakes (?:are|were)\\b",
"\\bthe implications (?:are|were)\\b",
"\\bit'?s worth noting\\b",
"\\bin a world where\\b",
"\\bwhen it comes to\\b",
"\\bat the end of the day\\b",
"\\bthe whole story in one line\\b",
"\\bthat'?s the whole story\\b",
"\\bspeaks volumes\\b",
"\\btells you (?:everything|a lot)\\b"
],
"ai_words": "\\b(?:delve[sd]?|tapestry|testament|landscape|pivotal|underscor\\w+|showcas\\w+|vibrant|crucial|navigat\\w+|unpack|realm|intricate|multifaceted|game[- ]changer|deep dive|shed light|journey|transformative|groundbreaking|revolutionary|robust|leverag\\w+|seamless|paradigm|foster\\w*|underpin\\w*|embark\\w*|nestled|bustling|meticulous\\w*|plethora|myriad|doubled? down|doubles down|doubling down)\\b",
"intensifiers": "\\b(?:really|truly|genuinely|literally|honestly|simply|actually|fundamentally|incredibly|deeply|crucially|importantly|interestingly|essentially|remarkably)\\b",
"extremes": "\\b(?:everyone|everybody|everything|nobody|always|never|entire|whole|absolutely|completely|totally)\\b",
"contractions": "\\b(?:it|that|there|here|he|she|what|who|let|how)'s\\b|\\b\\w+n't\\b|\\b(?:I|you|we|they|he|she|it|that|who)'(?:m|re|ve|ll|d)\\b",
"figure_markers": [
"\\blike (?:a|an|the|someone|somebody)\\b",
"\\bas (?:if|though)\\b",
"\\b(?:a )?bit like\\b",
"\\bkind of like\\b",
"\\bthink of (?:it|this|a|an|the)\\b",
"\\bimagine\\b",
"\\bpicture (?:a|an|this|the|yourself)\\b",
"\\bthe (?:equivalent|version) of\\b",
"\\bsay you\\b",
"\\bworks? like\\b",
"\\bit's (?:basically|essentially|really) (?:a|an)\\b"
],
"hypothetical_markers": [
"\\bimagine\\b",
"\\bsay you\\b",
"\\bsuppose\\b",
"\\bpicture\\b",
"\\blet's say\\b",
"\\bthink of a\\b"
],
"cliches": [
"house of cards",
"perfect storm",
"tip of the iceberg",
"ticking (?:time )?bomb",
"double-edged sword",
"game[- ]changer",
"silver bullet",
"recipe for disaster",
"elephant in the room",
"domino effect",
"snowball effect",
"death spiral",
"roller ?coaster",
"wake-up call",
"writing (?:was )?on the wall",
"kiss of death",
"sinking ship",
"low-hanging fruit",
"nail in the coffin",
"fell off a cliff",
"burning platform",
"at the end of the day"
],
"verdict_words": [
"\\bgreed(?:y)?\\b",
"\\breckless(?:ly)?\\b",
"\\bfool(?:ish)?\\b",
"\\bstupid\\b",
"\\bidiot\\w*\\b",
"\\bvillain\\w*\\b",
"\\bcrooks?\\b",
"\\blooted\\b",
"\\bfleeced\\b",
"\\bswindl\\w+\\b",
"\\bshameless\\b",
"\\bcriminals?\\b",
"\\bincompeten\\w+\\b",
"\\barrogan\\w+\\b",
"\\bhubris\\b"
],
"viewer_address": "\\byou(?:r|rs|'re|'ve|'ll|'d|rself)?\\b",
"_k_note": "K, L, M rules (added 2026-10-25 from the review of the Hinglish v6 script, references/review-round-7.md). Contrast words mark a BUT turn in the speaker's own mouth; prize words are what the winning looked like in the audience's language; cost intensifiers lift the line where a person pays; vague referents are lines the viewer has to decode; lab-voice phrases are the narrator reasoning out loud instead of telling the story; hedge disclaimers are neutrality statements about a mechanism the record supports.",
"contrast_words": "\\b(?:but|yet|even so|even though|though|still|instead|except|however|despite|until|unless|didn't|isn't|wasn't|weren't|wouldn't|couldn't|hadn't|doesn't|no longer|never|nobody|rather than)\\b",
"prize_words": "\\b(?:money|fortune|rich(?:er|est)?|profits?|millions?|crores?|billions?|empire|boom|king|champion|biggest|largest|winners?|dominated|ruled|more of [a-z ]+ than almost anyone)\\b",
"cost_intensifiers": "\\b(?:full|whole|entire|even|own|every|all)\\b",
"vague_referents": [
"\\bwhatever (?:was|is|were|had|has)\\b",
"\\bsomething that\\b",
"\\bthat sort of thing\\b",
"\\bthings like that\\b",
"\\bthat kind of thing\\b",
"\\bthe thing that\\b",
"\\bsuch things\\b"
],
"lab_voice": [
"\\bif (?:that|this|it)(?:'s| is) right,? you(?:'d| would) expect\\b",
"\\byou(?:'d| would) expect\\b[^.?!]{0,60}\\b(?:to|that)\\b",
"\\bthere should be a (?:sign|signal|trace|mark)\\b",
"\\bthis predicts\\b",
"\\bthe (?:hypothesis|prediction) (?:is|was)\\b",
"\\blet'?s test (?:that|this|it)\\b",
"\\bwe would expect\\b",
"\\bwe(?:'d| would) see\\b"
],
"hedge_disclaimers": [
"\\bfavou?rite theory\\b",
"\\bI don't have an? (?:opinion|view|theory)\\b",
"\\bI(?:'m| am) not (?:here )?to (?:pick|choose|take) a side\\b"
],
"places_common": [
"Delhi", "New Delhi", "India", "Indian", "Indians", "Kolkata", "Calcutta", "Bengal", "West Bengal", "Greater Noida", "Noida", "Dadri",
"America", "American", "Americans", "Europe", "European", "Taiwan", "Taiwanese", "Swiss", "Switzerland", "Earth", "Hindi", "English",
"January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December",
"Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday", "Sunday", "Government of India"
]
}
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