Why “verbs” is being discussed
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I've found grok 4.6 speaks heavily in Claudish. It especially likes using verbs as nouns.
by johnsimer · Sep 21, 2026
> I've been thinking about this. Technically mcp auth is also not secure, the keys are in env or in file and accessible to the agent. This is the biggest problems with most “san…
by lowbloodsugar · Sep 20, 2026
Ah not all gendered languages have gendered verbs but for the ones that do it makes sense. In armenian we dont even have he/she and its fine. In some cases Im sure its not…
by andoando · Sep 20, 2026
Thats the training data, but i dont think thats the biggest factor in the tone. I think its the RLHF. This thing has been guided by silicon valley techbros so it tlaks like them…
by samrus · Sep 20, 2026
So, I think I agree with all of this, but want to use this post to host my take on AI writing, a take I don't think I can get across on the big thread here on my post about AI w…
by tptacek · Sep 19, 2026
Yes, it's possible. For me it went like this. 1. I learned enough vocabulary in a very short time to be able to more or less be able to read with the assistance of a dictionary…
by flowerbreeze · Sep 19, 2026
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A verb is a word that generally conveys an action, an occurrence, or a state of being. In the usual description of English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive. In many languages, verbs are inflected to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice. A verb may also agree with the person, gender or number of some of its arguments, such as its subject, or object. In English, three tenses exist: present, to indicate that an action is being carried out; past, to indicate that an action has been done; and future, to indicate that an action will be done, expressed with the auxiliary verb will or shall. Read more on Wikipedia