Reword README to remove em-dashes and AI writing tells#18
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Replace all em-dashes with natural punctuation (commas, semicolons, colons, parentheses, split sentences), varying the choice rather than swapping mechanically. Convert the bold-label list items in How It Works and Troubleshooting to plain sentences.
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Summary
**Label** —list items in How It Works and Troubleshooting into plain sentences.Why
Heavy em-dash use and other stylistic patterns have become a subconscious negative signal about a document's quality, reading as AI-generated. This keeps the README comprehensible and engaging without those tells.
Notes
Content is unchanged; this is purely a wording/punctuation pass.