polishlisted

# Polish Rewrites text to move it toward the statistical and stylistic shape of human writing. This is a rewrite-only skill - it never scores anything. See `check` for the audit side; the two are companions but operate independently. ## Six moves, apply all of them Not a checklist to pick from - every move gets applied on every rewrite. Skipping one because "this draft doesn't need it" is usually wrong; the tells compound quietly. ### Move 1: Word choice Swap predictable vocabulary for what a person would actually reach for in context: - Generic verb → specific one: "address" → "untangle", "utilize" → "lean on", "implement" → "wire up" - Let the subject matter pick the words: a backend engineer says "flush the buffer," not "clear the temporary data storage" - One or two genuinely surprising but accurate word choices per paragraph - Cut on sight: delve, leverage (verb), robust, streamline, significant, comprehensive, notably, it is worth noting, in today's fast-paced world **Elegant variation.** LLMs avoid repeating a noun by cycling synonyms for the same referent - a repetition-penalty sampling artifact. "The founder built the company. The entrepreneur later sold it. The visionary now advises startups." Same person, three labels. Fix: pick the canonical noun and reuse it, or use a pronoun for variation. Synonym-cycling is detectable; pronoun reference reads human. **Copula avoidance.** "Serves as," "stands as," "marks," "represents," "boasts," "features," "offer