LLM may be standardizing human expression – and subtly influencing how we think

Re:LLM may be standardizing human expression – and subtly in... by yojo on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @10:04AM (#47675594)

I caught myself saying “you’re absolutely right” to my wife last night, unironically. This was 100% not in my vocabulary six months ago.

If I spend 40 hours a week talking to anybody, some of their language or mannerisms are going to rub off on me. I can’t think of a compelling reason why a human-sounding chat bot would be any different.

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Re:LLM may be standardizing human expression – and subtly in... by stabbles on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @10:36AM (#47676092)

Another one I noticed is "or maybe I hallucinated that" instead of "or maybe I dreamed that". Researchers will be horrified to learn that even talk about LLMs affects people's vocabulary.

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Re:LLM may be standardizing human expression – and subtly in... by Izkata on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @01:38PM (#47678741)

Almost two decades ago I watched all of Farscape in under two weeks during a college winter break. I often still reflexively say "frell" instead of "fuck".

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