Did You Em Dash?

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Did You Em Dash?

armchairhacker · Accepted Answer

I went through a phase where I used lots of em-dashes. Now I use lots of semicolons. If LLMs start using lots of semicolons I may be in trouble.

ramoz · Answer

Little app in response to the em dash identity crisisEm dash of various forms:https://didyouemdash.com/?username=pgActual em dash:https://didyouemdash.com/?username=dang&strict=true

rednafi · Answer

Yes&mdash;and before AI slop started ruining writing for everyone.

Did You Em Dash?

Did You Em Dash?

I went through a phase where I used lots of em-dashes. Now I use lots of semicolons. If LLMs start using lots of semicolons I may be in trouble.

Little app in response to the em dash identity crisis
Em dash of various forms:
https://didyouemdash.com/?username=pg
Actual em dash:
https://didyouemdash.com/?username=dang&strict=true

Yes—and before AI slop started ruining writing for everyone.