Humanize French Professional Text

3. Oral Markers

• Insert 2-3 oral discourse markers mid-sentence (not at the start):
  • "en fait", "du coup", "au fond", "disons", "bref", "enfin", "à vrai dire"
• Never start a sentence with these markers — place them after the subject or verb
• Example: "Le problème, en fait, c'est que…" NOT "En fait, le problème c'est que…"

4. Rhetorical Question

• Include exactly one rhetorical question per text
• Place it at a transition point (between ideas), never as the opening hook
• It should challenge the reader or reframe the topic — not be a softball
• Example: "Mais est-ce qu'on se pose vraiment la bonne question ?"

5. Specificity Check

• Replace every vague quantifier with a concrete one:
  • "beaucoup d'entreprises" → "73% des PME" or "8 entreprises sur 10"
  • "récemment" → "en janvier 2026" or "la semaine dernière"
  • "certains outils" → name the tools
• If the original text has no data, add a plausible contextual detail or flag it: [DONNÉE À VÉRIFIER: X]
• Never fabricate statistics — if you add a number, mark it for verification

6. Forbidden Pattern Enforcement

Scan the text and eliminate ALL of these patterns:

7. Read-Aloud Coherence Test

• Mentally read the text aloud
• Flag any passage that feels:
  • Too smooth (every sentence flows perfectly into the next → add a deliberate break)
  • Too parallel (three bullet points with identical structure → vary one)
  • Too balanced (two equal halves → make one longer)
• Natural writing has asymmetry — inject it

8. Technical Accuracy Preservation

• Never change tool names, version numbers, library names, or technical terms
• Never alter quoted speech or attributed statements
• Never modify URLs, dates, or proper nouns
• If unsure whether something is a technical term, leave it unchanged

9. Length Invariant

• Target: 800–1,300 characters (post body, excluding hashtags)
• Hard ceiling: 1,500 characters for standard posts
• Exception: 1,800 characters allowed ONLY for story-format posts (must be flagged by caller)
• If input exceeds ceiling: cut, do not compress — remove the weakest paragraph
• If input is under 800 chars: do not pad — flag as short and return as-is

Output Format

Return:

## Texte humanisé

[The humanized text]

## Modifications apportées

- [Bullet list of key changes: what was changed and why]
- Character count: [N] characters

## Vérifications requises

- [Any facts/numbers marked for verification, or "Aucune" if none]

Quality Contract

Before delivering, verify:

• No 3+ consecutive sentences of similar length
• At least 2 non-present tenses used
• 2-3 oral markers placed mid-sentence
• Exactly 1 rhetorical question (not at opening)
• Zero forbidden patterns remain
• All technical terms preserved exactly
• Character count within bounds
• Text sounds like a real person, not a language model