One-line prompt strips Claude's mannered prose style

Developer danielmac8 shared a viral tip: adding "Remove all mannered prose" to your prompt or CLAUDE.md dramatically reduces Claude's stilted, affected writing style, and users report it works well.

2026-09-03 ~ 2026-09-03 · 3 related posts

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• One prompt line fixes Claude-speak: type 'Remove all mannered prose' — daniel_mac8 · 2026-09-03
• One prompt line 'Remove all mannered prose' strips Claude-speak, dev reports — daniel_mac8 · 2026-09-03