In the latest version of Apple's 'Pages' word processor, it now tells you when you have written what it regards as 'weasel words' i.e. essentially cliché. I can't work out whether this is good or not. On balance I think I object to having my machine telling me what's not acceptable - after all, there are times when that particular cliché is exactly what needs to be written...
I would tend to agree - I think on balance I'm not a fan of tech 'helping' me write (although without spellcheck I would frequently embarrass myself). Breaking the 'rules', or at least subverting them, requires awareness (perhaps I should just practise my spelling more!) Then again, my tired writer brain might argue that AI like that would be pretty helpful at times - if you know the cliché/grammatical error/rogue comma is there, you can make an informed choice as to what to do about it ... it's interesting for sure.
In the latest version of Apple's 'Pages' word processor, it now tells you when you have written what it regards as 'weasel words' i.e. essentially cliché. I can't work out whether this is good or not. On balance I think I object to having my machine telling me what's not acceptable - after all, there are times when that particular cliché is exactly what needs to be written...
I would tend to agree - I think on balance I'm not a fan of tech 'helping' me write (although without spellcheck I would frequently embarrass myself). Breaking the 'rules', or at least subverting them, requires awareness (perhaps I should just practise my spelling more!) Then again, my tired writer brain might argue that AI like that would be pretty helpful at times - if you know the cliché/grammatical error/rogue comma is there, you can make an informed choice as to what to do about it ... it's interesting for sure.