Massively expand communal language detection with 167 comprehensive patterns

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This PR dramatically expands the vale-agentic word lists to provide comprehensive coverage of communal language patterns that diminish personal agency. The expansion is critical for users writing performance reviews, cover letters, and professional communications where confident language directly impacts career advancement.

Major Expansion

Before: 31 total patterns (21 communal + 10 alternatives)
After: 167 total patterns (86 communal + 81 alternatives)

This represents a 4x expansion in communal detection and 8x expansion in agentic alternatives.

New Pattern Categories

Passive/Hedged Accomplishments

• tried to → executed
• attempted to → completed
• managed to → accomplished
• was able to → accomplished
• happened to → identified

Uncertainty & Hedge Words

• perhaps → recommend
• I think → I recommend
• I believe → I am confident
• possibly → likely
• I guess → I estimate

Self-Deprecating Language

• lucky → strategic
• by chance → through analysis
• accidentally → during investigation
• surprisingly → notably

Collaborative Downplay

• team effort → I coordinated
• group achievement → I contributed to
• shared responsibility → I managed

Apologetic & Permission-Seeking

• sorry → recommend
• unfortunately → however
• I hope → I recommend
• would you mind → please consider

Validation

The expanded word list successfully identifies 48 violations in a single paragraph of communal language, demonstrating comprehensive coverage:

I tried to improve our quarterly results but unfortunately I was just lucky to help the team effort succeed. Perhaps I was simply accommodating when I think our group achievement was nice.

Now detects patterns like:

• tried to (passive) → suggests executed (agentic)
• unfortunately (apologetic) → suggests however (direct)
• team effort (collaborative downplay) → suggests I coordinated (ownership)

Testing

• All existing tests continue to pass
• Added new test fixtures and cucumber scenarios
• YAML syntax validation passes
• End-to-end validation demonstrates dramatic improvement in detection capability

This expansion makes vale-agentic significantly more valuable for users who need to write confident, ownership-focused professional communications.

Fixes #6.

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