Comment by naikrovek
1 day ago
I add em dashes to everything I write now, solely to throw people who look for them off. Lots of editors add them automatically when you have two sequential dashes between words — a common occurrence, like that one. And this is is Chrome on iOS doing it automatically.
Ooh, I used “sequential”, ooh, I used an em dash. ZOMG AI IS COMING FOR US ALL
I also use Em-Dashes, this is about how weird the thing is tonally
Anyone demonstrating above a high-school vocabulary/reading level is obviously a machine.
Ya—in fact, globally replaced on iOS (sent from Safari)
Also for reference: “this shortcut can be toggled using the switch labeled 'Smart Punctuation' in General > Keyboard settings.”