User feeds Claude a 100-phrase blocklist in Settings to kill AI-speak
PeterPook · reddit · 2026-08-26
A Reddit user shares a custom instruction they keep in Claude Settings: a blocklist of 100 overused AI phrases ("play a pivotal role", "delve deeper into", "underscore the importance", etc.), asking Claude to avoid them along with em-dashes and to write with varied sentence lengths like a human. A practical, copy-paste trick to reduce obvious AI tells.
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