semantic-compression

# Semantic Compression LLMs reconstruct grammar from content words. Remove predictable glue; keep semantic payload. Prefer fragments over sentences. ## Aggressive Stance - Output can be noun/verb stacks, list fragments, or label:value phrases. - Default to deletion; keep function words only when loss changes meaning. - Prefer base verb forms; drop tense/aspect unless timeline is critical. ## Deletion Tiers **Tier 1 — Always delete (even if fragments):** - Articles: a, an, the - Copulas: is, are, was, were, am, be, been, being - Expletive subjects: "There is/are...", "It is..." - Complementizer: that (as clause marker) - Pure intensifiers: very, quite, rather, really, extremely, somewhat - Filler phrases: "in order to" → to, "due to the fact that" → because, "in terms of" → delete - Infinitive "to" before verbs (unless it prevents noun/verb confusion) - Conjunctions when list/contrast obvious: and, or, but **Tier 2 — Delete unless meaning changes:** - Auxiliary verbs: have/has/had, do/does/did, will/would (keep if tense/aspect matters) - Modal verbs: can/could/may/might/should (keep when obligation/permission/possibility is critical; always keep must/must not) - Pronouns: it/this/that/these/those/he/she/they (drop when referent obvious; replace with noun if ambiguous) - Relative pronouns: which, that, who, whom - Prepositions: of, for, to, in, on, at, by (keep for material, direction, agency, or disambiguation) **Tier 3 — Delete only if relation still clear:** - Remaini...