sloptells / “worth noting/mentioning”

active · construct · first recorded 2026-07-02 · registers: hn, cooking

The throat-clearing qualifier before a fact: “it's worth noting that…”. Models use “worth” itself at 13× the human rate.

examples

…it's also worth noting that cooking high-quality meat requires a bit of care…

evidence

occurrences per 10k words, measured 2026-07-02 (run #3, 3 current + 3 vintage models)

current AIvintage AI (2024/25)humans (matched)canon (great pre-AI prose)
pooled3.141.480.240.34
hn6.310.51
cooking0.590.00
parenting2.080.00
linkedin0.00

history

rundateAI /10kvs humans
#22026-07-022.51×11 vs humans
#32026-07-023.14×13 vs humans

detector

regex: \bworth (noting|mentioning|remembering|considering|asking)\b

sources

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