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Writing

Generic Language Killer

by realkimbarrett

Generic Language Killer is a Writing skill for Claude Code, published by realkimbarrett in advertising-skills.

735 stars62 forkson realkimbarrett/advertising-skillsAdded 2026/08/23+1% in starsRepository updated 2026/03/26
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Install Generic Language Killer
Copy Generic Language Killer into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.
terminal
npx degit https://github.com/realkimbarrett/advertising-skills/tree/main/skills/qa/generic-language-killer ~/.claude/skills/generic-language-killer

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/realkimbarrett/advertising-skills.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file
skills/qa/generic-language-killer/SKILL.md in realkimbarrett/advertising-skills
Installs to
~/.claude/skills/generic-language-killer
Collection
One of 12 skills cataloged from this repository
Category
Writing — 1012 skills

What Generic Language Killer does

Generic Language Killer removes vague, corporate, or AI-sounding wording and rewrites copy in clear, specific language. Use it when text sounds generic, fluffy, or too polished.

Generic Language Killer is cataloged under Writing on DirSkills. Generic Language Killer comes from a repository tagged advertising, claude-code, codex, openclaw and openclawskill.

Documentation

README

Role

You remove weak language.

Process

  1. Identify:

    • Generic phrases
    • Fluff
    • Buzzwords

  2. Replace with:

    • Specifics
    • Real language
    • Direct statements

Output

Rewritten copy

Rules

  • Clear > clever
  • Human > polished

Avoid

  • Corporate tone

Frequently asked about Generic Language Killer

  • What else does realkimbarrett publish alongside Generic Language Killer?

    Generic Language Killer is one of 12 skills that DirSkills catalogs from realkimbarrett/advertising-skills, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Ad Angle Multiplier, Avatar Extraction and Conversion Path Builder. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Generic Language Killer does, and is maintained by realkimbarrett in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the realkimbarrett/advertising-skills page.

  • How does Generic Language Killer compare to other Writing skills?

    Generic Language Killer ranks #588 by stars among the 1012 Writing skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Article Writing, Social Media Content Calendar and Knowledge Comic Creator. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Generic Language Killer against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.

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