← Back to context Comment by teiferer 2 days ago I wonder how many people change how they express themselves just to sound less like AI. 3 comments teiferer Reply wubbfindel 2 days ago I've been a regular users of the em dash for years before it became associated with AI output — and I refuse to let that change me! GrinningFool 2 days ago I've always used the double-hyphen for m-dash -- it's a carry-over from learning to touch-type on a typewriter.Hopefully that's enough of a distinction... fernandotakai 2 days ago i do the same thing, but not for typewriter, but because back in my leopard/snow leopard days, i setup -- to transform into —.the thing is, i never setup it again but i kept typing --.
wubbfindel 2 days ago I've been a regular users of the em dash for years before it became associated with AI output — and I refuse to let that change me! GrinningFool 2 days ago I've always used the double-hyphen for m-dash -- it's a carry-over from learning to touch-type on a typewriter.Hopefully that's enough of a distinction... fernandotakai 2 days ago i do the same thing, but not for typewriter, but because back in my leopard/snow leopard days, i setup -- to transform into —.the thing is, i never setup it again but i kept typing --.
GrinningFool 2 days ago I've always used the double-hyphen for m-dash -- it's a carry-over from learning to touch-type on a typewriter.Hopefully that's enough of a distinction... fernandotakai 2 days ago i do the same thing, but not for typewriter, but because back in my leopard/snow leopard days, i setup -- to transform into —.the thing is, i never setup it again but i kept typing --.
fernandotakai 2 days ago i do the same thing, but not for typewriter, but because back in my leopard/snow leopard days, i setup -- to transform into —.the thing is, i never setup it again but i kept typing --.
I've been a regular users of the em dash for years before it became associated with AI output — and I refuse to let that change me!
I've always used the double-hyphen for m-dash -- it's a carry-over from learning to touch-type on a typewriter.
Hopefully that's enough of a distinction...
i do the same thing, but not for typewriter, but because back in my leopard/snow leopard days, i setup -- to transform into —.
the thing is, i never setup it again but i kept typing --.