Add offenders: elevate, shift, land, evolving, actionable, curious, quietly

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- Added offenders to `references/prose-phrases.md`: elevate, shift, land,
+  evolve/evolving, actionable, curious, and quietly (false understatement).
+- Added a `prose-marketing-verbs` benchmark fixture covering the new entries.
+
 ## 0.3.0
 
 - Published the skill through the standard `skills/slop-cop/` layout.

benchmark/cases.yml

@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ cases:
     must_preserve:
       - quoted text
 
+  - id: prose-marketing-verbs
+    beat: prose
+    input: >-
+      The redesign quietly elevates the whole experience. It lands with users,
+      streamlines the busywork, and turns evolving priorities into actionable
+      next steps. I'm curious how far this pivotal shift can go.
+    expected_verdict: REVISE
+    expected_score_range: [12, 26]
+    must_find:
+      - marketing verbs
+      - empty tic words
+      - no checkable specifics
+
   - id: design-fabricated-proof
     beat: design
     input: >-

skills/slop-cop/references/prose-phrases.md

@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ Rule of thumb: any "here's what/this/that" construction is throat-clearing. Dele
 | unveil | reveal, show, introduce |
 | navigate (abstract) | manage, handle, work through |
 | streamline | simplify |
+| elevate | raise, lift, improve |
+| shift (abstract) | move, change, turn |
+| land (as in "the point lands") | work, connect, resonate |
+| evolve / evolving | change, grow, develop |
 | enhance | improve, strengthen |
 | optimize / optimise | improve, refine |
 | endeavour | try, attempt |
@@ -83,6 +87,8 @@ Rule of thumb: any "here's what/this/that" construction is throat-clearing. Dele
 | intricate / nuanced / multifaceted | complex, detailed, subtle |
 | holistic | complete, whole |
 | paramount | very important, essential |
+| actionable | specific, usable, concrete |
+| curious ("I'm curious" / "a curious thing") | interesting, odd, or cut |
 
 ## Overused metaphorical nouns
 
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@ tapestry ("a tapestry of regulations"), symphony ("a symphony of features"), bea
 
 Kill adverbs doing vague work. Cut or replace with the specific thing.
 
-absolutely, actually, basically, certainly, clearly, definitely, essentially, extremely, fundamentally, incredibly, interestingly, importantly, crucially, literally, naturally, obviously, quite, really, significantly, simply, surely, truly, ultimately, undoubtedly, very, just, genuinely, honestly, deeply, inherently, inevitably.
+absolutely, actually, basically, certainly, clearly, definitely, essentially, extremely, fundamentally, incredibly, interestingly, importantly, crucially, literally, naturally, obviously, quietly (false understatement: "quietly transforming"), quite, really, significantly, simply, surely, truly, ultimately, undoubtedly, very, just, genuinely, honestly, deeply, inherently, inevitably.
 
 Filler phrases: "At its core", "In today's [X]", "It's worth noting", "At the end of the day", "When it comes to", "In a world where", "The reality is", "a myriad of", "a plethora of", "the fact that", "prior to" (→ before), "subsequent to" (→ after), "in light of", "with respect to", "in terms of", "pertaining to".