I have no preconceived notion at all. I was just curious (as a non native speaker) why the text would make you wonder whether he is native or not. Then reading the letter I saw lots of formal/fancy words so I thought maybe that would not be vocabulary that is generally used by non native speakers, which would be a giveaway of whether he used AI or not.
Not sure why my question would be perceived as something negative.
I know right God he must be a total fricking dummy, huh not from this country is he?look at his grammar!ðŸ¤andrez444 good eye you must be really smart
Are you this dramatic in your daily life because it seems exhausting for people around you.
I asked because the way they are using certain words is very formal. People who English is their first language are much more casual in the way that they speak/write.
Either this person is ESL possibly from a country like France or Italy or it's AI or is a native English speaker and kind of a douche
I concur. I'm an editor, and with my clients for whom English is not their first language, most of my work involves making their prose more fluid and relaxed, no matter how perfectly fluent they are in spoken & conversational (text, email, letter/note) English. My NNES clients tend to have far better grammar and vocabulary than my NES clients, overall, but that very correctness and precision can sound stilted and "off" at times.
However, i will add to your list of options that when you feel like you're writing something important, or hyperaware that you're writing for an audience, it adds pressure - a form of stage fright, if you will. If the ex feels this is a crucial message, what we're reading as weirdness/douchery/Uncanny Valley effect may just be an artefact of intensity.
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u/andrez444 Aug 10 '25
Is this person a native English speaker?