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Re: Show HN: FoxType – Using NLP to help you write more politely

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Post by Nadya »

jordigh wrote: post #27

Fun game. Trying to say "you are wrong" in the most polite way possible. I still cannot get anything above 70.

I deleted my last response which missed the "above 70" requirement and only tried to be "polite". I managed to get 85 with the following:

"I am sorry but the statement you have made is incorrect and I would like to offer a correction."

Re: Show HN: FoxType – Using NLP to help you write more politely

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Post by pavornyoh »

[deleted] wrote: post #29
pavornyoh wrote: post #3

Good job first of all.. So out of fun, I typed in "the dudes and dudettes were here" to test your system. The neutral responses as rewrites were a bit worrying. You may want to look into it. Congrats on it. EDIT: @Mikkiq, thank you for taking those words out promptly and correcting it. Cool site.

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I agree..

Re: Show HN: FoxType – Using NLP to help you write more politely

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Post by pavornyoh »

chavesn wrote: post #26

I used this to check the text messages from Key and Peele's "Text Message Confusion" skit[1]: Keegan: "I've been trying to reach out to you all day, are we on for tonight?" Polite (71 / 100) Jordan: "Sorry dude, missed your texts. I assumed we'd meet at the bar. Whatever, I don't care." Polite (71 / 100) Keegan: "Do you even want to hang out?" Impolite (30 / 100) Jordan: "Like I said, whatever." Neutral (47 / 100) Ke…

That youtube video is hilarious..

Re: Show HN: FoxType – Using NLP to help you write more politely

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Post by tekromancr »

pavornyoh wrote: post #25
jaymzcampbell wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed, it's nicely put together. I think this could grow into a handy tool, like an advanced thesaurus of sorts. Not sure if it was another word, but the word 'dudes' still has a suggestion to a word I'd firmly rank 'impolite' when I tried just now. That said it includes a whole bunch of swear words (marked impolite) - I could weirdly see using this to add a bit of flair to a put down. I do find these things quite f…

@Jaymzcampbell, The suggested rewrite for "the dudes and dudettes were here" and gave it a 60/100 and a neutral response was "The N(hint: for black) and fellas were here". All in all, this is a neat site for when I am angry and need to be polite with words. I like the responses you got though. I can see myself using you are a glamorous horse:)

This actually seems pretty profound. Semantically, in some contexts, those words could be used interchangeably. It seems that the algorithm simply didn't understand the context where it would be socially acceptable to use such language, It's kinda like a small child!

Re: Show HN: FoxType – Using NLP to help you write more politely

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Post by tekromancr »

[deleted] wrote: post #29
pavornyoh wrote: post #3

Good job first of all.. So out of fun, I typed in "the dudes and dudettes were here" to test your system. The neutral responses as rewrites were a bit worrying. You may want to look into it. Congrats on it. EDIT: @Mikkiq, thank you for taking those words out promptly and correcting it. Cool site.

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Ahh, guilty. Sorry about polluting your dataset! My first reaction to seeing this tool was "Ohh, I wonder what it thinks about cursewords". I can't imagine that is a rare thought.

Re: Show HN: FoxType – Using NLP to help you write more politely

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Post by te_platt »

chavesn wrote: post #30
jordigh wrote: post #27

Fun game. Trying to say "you are wrong" in the most polite way possible. I still cannot get anything above 70.

"Thank you, but please realize that your response is zero percent correct, thanks." 94/100

Thank you, please understand your lovely response is zero percent correct, thanks.

95/100

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