When Did Good English Become Suspicious?


Not everything is ChatGPT or AI, some of us just grew up in homes where your dad edited your WhatsApp messages for punctuation. 😩

I saw a tweet recently where recruiters were listing how they “identify ChatGPT” in job applications and honestly? I was stressed.

Half the “AI signs” they mentioned were just… basic grammar because what do you mean “nonetheless” “in-depth” “meticulously” are AI signs….they’re basic grammar 🥲

These days, if your sentence flows too well or you use a hyphen where a comma won’t do - suddenly it’s: “Ah, that’s AI.” 🙃

Meanwhile, this is the same English some of us have been speaking (and overthinking) since Primary 1. We even used to do dictation 😂
I was writing “pseudo,” “consequently,” and “notwithstanding” for fun back then.

Some of us didn’t need ChatGPT to write full sentences, we had Kenyan parents, lesson teachers and Mock essay drills.
We lived in homes where “speak well” wasn’t advice, it was law and by force 😂

📚 English textbooks were our personality.
📝 Essays had intros, bodies, conclusions with topic sentences and thesis statements!
🗣️ My parents used words like “nonchalant,” “consequently,” and “erroneous” in everyday conversations. I had no choice but to level up.

So now we have to water down our writing just to prove we’re human? Don’t even get me started on the issue of learning to switch to British English from American which we were taught in. Now everyone in thinks I’m an illiterate when I say “organize” instead of “organise” (story for another day)🤧

Good writing ≠ AI.
Proper grammar ≠ suspicious.
Let people be articulate in peace. 



JOHN MSAFIRI     

Media Relations | Seasoned Writer | Content Creator | Strategic PR & Communications Specialist

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