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> Honest question: was an LLM involved in writing this comment? The em-dash style stood out to me The use of em dashes looks pretty natural to me. This is how
by dxdm 10mo ago
> Honest question: was an LLM involved in writing this comment? The em-dash style stood out to me
The use of em dashes looks pretty natural to me. This is how they were used before LLMs, and what LLMs learned from.
Em dashes have a useful place in written language. I hope we will not lose their utility because people treat them as enough of a signal on their own to automatically question the authenticity of absolutely well-written pieces of text, without giving the matter any further consideration.
- RobotToaster 10mo agoThe reason em dashes raise suspicion isn't usually because of the lack of utility, it's because they're not easy to type.
- barnabee 10mo agoThey're easy to type on macOS and iOS, which covers quite a large fraction of users