AI Writing Tropes to Avoid

Add this file to your AI assistant's system prompt or context to help it avoid common AI writing patterns. Source: tropes.fyi by ossama.is

Word Choice

"Quietly" and Other Magic Adverbs

Overuse of "quietly" and similar adverbs to convey subtle importance or understated power. AI reaches for these adverbs to make mundane descriptions feel significant. Also includes: "deeply", "fundamentally", "remarkably", "arguably".

Avoid patterns like:

• "quietly orchestrating workflows, decisions, and interactions"
• "the one that quietly suffocates everything else"
• "a quiet intelligence behind it"

"Delve" and Friends