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		habinero 11 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You did this with an AI and you do not understand ... If I think you're fluent, I might think you're an idiot when really you just don't understand. If I know they struggle with English, I can simplify my vocabulary, speak slower/enunciate, and check in occasionally to make sure I'm communicating in a way they can follow.

NewsaHackO 11 days ago [–]

Both of those options are exactly what the writer wants to avoid though, and the reason they are using AI for grammar correction in the first place.

habinero 10 days ago | [–]

Thank you for demonstrating my point.

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