XPost: alt.usage.english, alt.english.usage   
   From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:23:44 -0000, Hibou   
    wrote:   
      
   > Le 28/10/2024 à 00:56, HenHanna a écrit :   
   >> better ways to phrase these?   
   >>  1) This animal's behavior is interesting to study.   
   >> 2) This animal's behavior is interesting for us to study.   
   >> 3) This animal's behavior is compelling to study.   
   >> 4) This animal's behavior is compelling for us to study.   
   >> __________________________   
   >>  You're right! The phrase "This animal's behavior is compelling to   
   >> study"   
   >> can indeed sound awkward or overly formal. [...]   
   >   
   > Seeing this, I am reminded of how much I respect Bertel, Jan, Silvano,   
   > and the other non-native English speakers who step boldly into this   
   > forum, posting their own words, not hiding behind the unattributed   
   > output of some AI or other.   
   >   
   > Bravo!   
   >   
      
   ISTM AI is only being used by some people on Usenet who know narthing to   
   pretend that they do; falling badly flat as the AI waffle is painfully   
   obvious - and all this uses large amounts of electric in massive server   
   farms. Please don't!   
   --   
   Bah, and indeed, Humbug   
      
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