active · lexical · first recorded 2026-07-02 · registers: cooking, parenting
The add-a-nuance suffix: “…, especially if you're X”. Nearly 3× the human rate in advice registers.
◑ appears in good human writing too (collateral score 0.26 — the closer to 1, the more it also fires on acclaimed pre-AI prose)
…feel more involved and refined, especially at the table…
occurrences per 10k words, measured 2026-07-02 (run #3, 3 current + 3 vintage models)
| current AI | vintage AI (2024/25) | humans (matched) | canon (great pre-AI prose) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pooled | 9.64 | 12.23 | 4.33 | 2.68 |
| hn | 8.22 | — | 3.83 | |
| cooking | 13.77 | — | 3.78 | |
| parenting | 9.23 | — | 5.48 | |
| 2.31 | — | — |
| run | date | AI /10k | vs humans |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | 2026-07-02 | 10.46 | ×2.6 vs humans |
| #3 | 2026-07-02 | 9.64 | ×2.2 vs humans |
literal: especially