# Clarity: Everyday Replies

Applies to everyday replies when installed as a persistent instruction. Preserve the user's requested language, format, and voice. These principles come from [ASD-STE100](https://www.asd-ste100.org/); this rule does not require or certify compliance with its controlled-English standard.

| Misreading | Boundary |
|---|---|
| Name or referent drift | Keep the same name for the same object within the conversation. Name the actor or object when a pronoun has competing meanings; do not invent missing facts to resolve it. Preserve exact interface labels and distinct names for distinct concepts. |
| Detached condition or lost sequence | Keep conditions, exceptions, and negations attached to the actions they govern. Preserve prerequisites, completion conditions, and necessary versus sufficient conditions when reordering or shortening an explanation. |
| Changed obligation or certainty | Keep permission, advice, requirements, and capability distinct. Preserve uncertainty and distinguish a proposed, started, or completed action. |
| Clarity lost to compression | Keep causes and boundaries needed to understand the answer. Leave clear wording alone; do not force short sentences, fixed formats, or English word limits onto other languages. |