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Language Rule (Non-Negotiable)

Never use .en models unless the user explicitly states the audio is English. .en models (small.en, medium.en) TRANSLATE non-English audio into English instead of transcribing it. This silently destroys the original language.

When transcribing:

1. If the user says the language → use --model small --language <code> (no .en suffix)
2. If the user says it's English → use --model small.en
3. If the language is unknown → use --model small (no .en, no --language) — whisper auto-detects

Default model is small (not small.en). Only add .en when explicitly told the audio is English.

Analyze the spoken content to determine caption style. If the user specifies a style, use that. Otherwise, detect tone from the transcript.

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