The Glossary
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Reference · careful rewrites, annotated
Case Study
Worked examples: hype-laden passages recast in careful language, with the reasoning shown. Study them to build the instinct — and one day you won’t need the tool.
— Before · as written
+ After · careful
Notes — what changed, and why
Read the swaps as a set. The passage loses nothing true about the product — only the borrowed mind it never had.
More cases
Word lineage · why the metaphor sticks
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Other lineages
Working tool
Analyze your prose
Paste a draft. HAVE marks the words that import more meaning than is warranted — and proposes a careful one to use instead.
Your draft
Tip — a mark is not a verdict. Some loaded words are the right ones; HAVE’s job is to make the choice conscious, not automatic.