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Perplexity did this to your response. I'm not sure that correcting grammar and changing one word makes it sound wooden.

"I understand this if you’re not a native speaker, but if you are, it will generally make you sound a bit unnatural."

"I think" is explicitly disclaiming authority. Omitting it changes the social signaling of the response significantly.

Switching "wooden" for "a bit unnatural" also does a disservice: "wooden" describes a specific quality of deviance.

Over-all, I would definitely consider the revision stiffer and more reserved than the original.

“Wooden” is much richer and unique than “a bit unnatural” so yes the ai version does sound more like a robot.