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[-] Naz@sh.itjust.works 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Let's delve into the peculiarities of this article— shall we? (/s)

A lot of people don't know what proper English looks like because they don't read enough books offline, and so chatbots, sounding grammatically correct or even passing a single customer service or human reading check are elevated to the status of "speaks proper English" by neophytes.

As a result, people who want to be seen as speaking _"completely proper English" _ will adopt certain habits of the chatbots (especially if they're from a different nation or speak a foreign language and don't understand the grammatical rules of English natively), e.g: Like the Nigerian Tech scams.

You also have the incompetent, like the UK politicians mentioned, converting "simple English to complex English" using an LLM dialect/formatting tool.

Shit, piss, motherfucker and cock. 👍🏼

[-] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 4 points 8 months ago

Fuck you, you're exactly right.

[-] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago

How are "books offline" more proper English than books online, exactly? They're the same books, no?

[-] fubarx@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

That's an Excellent Question! Here are the fourteen ways to speak better...

[-] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago

Absolutely! Here's the honest truth — I don't do that

this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2025
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