| name | oiticica-foreignism |
| description | Apply Oiticica's foreignism concept in modern English with concise rules, objective rubrics, and concrete contrast. |
Oiticica Foreignism
Use this skill when reviewing or rewriting English prose where foreignism is the controlling issue.
Source concept: Barbarism is abusive use of foreign words or constructions.
Rules
- Keep necessary foreign terms when English lacks an exact equivalent or the domain owns the term.
- Naturalize or translate needless foreign words that only display learning.
- Reject foreign syntax that makes English stiff or unclear.
- Do not purge useful loanwords that are established English.
Review Shape
Use the source-model shape for strong models:
Principle:
<oiticica-foreignism: one sentence naming the concept>
Preserve:
<supplied example text>
Why:
<why the model satisfies the concept>
Rubric:
<at least two objective checks, each marked Pass or Fail>
Use the repair shape for weak passages:
Principle:
<oiticica-foreignism: one sentence naming the concept>
Weak:
<small passage or paraphrase>
Fault:
<name the exact broken relation>
Better:
<corrected version>
Why:
<explain how the revision restores the relation>
Rubric:
<at least two objective checks, each marked Pass or Fail>
Start Principle with the exact skill name oiticica-foreignism.
If the prompt says source-model or source-model paraphrase, copy the supplied example in Preserve and do not use repair headings.
Objective Rubric
- Each foreign term has necessity, domain value, or quotation value.
- English idiom governs the sentence.
- The review distinguishes loanword from needless display.
- The correction improves clarity without narrowing meaning.
Pass only when every applicable check passes. If correctness fails, fix or name that failure before judging style.
English Rule
Apply modern English grammar, punctuation, morphology, idiom, and prosody. Do not transfer Portuguese orthography or grammar into English.
Source Boundary
Source notes live in references/notes.md.
Do not invent source quotations. If an example is labeled as a paraphrase or invented passage, preserve that boundary in the review.
When a task asks for a Preserve section, copy the supplied example text exactly; do not replace it with imagined source prose.