From 71470b557729b3b69a511b21e34e6f2d1b4a9fcd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sylvestre Ledru Date: Sat, 30 May 2026 10:29:39 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] reviews: clarify the own-words rule is not about English fluency --- content/reviews.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/reviews.md b/content/reviews.md index 72d322bf4..f2ee0acc5 100644 --- a/content/reviews.md +++ b/content/reviews.md @@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ replies to reviewers should be written in **your own words**. The whole point of review discussion is to confirm that a human understands the change; generated prose defeats that. +This is not about English fluency: if you are not a native speaker, using a tool +to fix grammar or translate your own words is fine. The point is that the ideas +and reasoning should be yours, not an AI's. + ## See also - The full `CONTRIBUTING.md` in each repository