How to stop Claude from saying load-bearing

# How to stop Claude from saying load-bearing Source: [https://jola.dev/posts/how-to-stop-claude-from-saying-load-bearing](https://jola.dev/posts/how-to-stop-claude-from-saying-load-bearing) Absolutely ripping your hair out reading Claude referring to everything as “honest takes” and "load\-bearing seams"?[You’re not the only one](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/53454)\. But what if I tell you there’s a way to take this massive source of frustration and make it so*ridiculous*you can't but laugh at it? Or just simply fix Claude's vocabulary\. I present to you, the`MessageDisplay`hook\. First you need a little script with some replacements set up: ``` #!/usr/bin/env python3 import json, re, sys replacements = { "seam": "whatchamacallit", "you're absolutely right": "I'm a complete clown", "honest take": "spicy doodad", "load-bearing": "cooked" } data = json.load(sys.stdin) text = data.get("delta") or "" for phrase, replacement in replacements.items(): pattern = r"\b" + re.escape(phrase) + r"\b" text = re.sub(pattern, replacement, text, flags=re.IGNORECASE) print(json.dumps({ "hookSpecificOutput": { "hookEventName": "MessageDisplay", "displayContent": text, } })) ``` put that in`~/\.claude/hooks/wordswap\.sh`and make it executable with`chmod \+x ~/\.claude/hooks/wordswap\.sh`\. Then to hook it up, add it to your`~/\.claude/settings\.json`in the`hooks`block like: ``` { "hooks": { "MessageDisplay": [ { "hooks": [ { "type": "command", "command": "$HOME/.claude/hooks/wordswap.sh" } ] } ] } } ``` Hooks load at startup, so you just need to start a new session to start your new life\.  I'm sure you can come up with much better and more productive replacements than me\. Have fun\!