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Can/Must Modal Dominance

AI overuses specifically "can" and "must", while human writers use a broader and more natural range of epistemic and modal verbs.

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This approach can transform outcomes, and teams must adopt it immediately.

Teams can access the data freely, but must document every request.

Strength: AI-leaning42%
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category:Linguisticchatbot:ChatGPT 5.1by anonymousCommunity votes: 0