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[–] TheCleric@lemmy.org 78 points 1 week ago (49 children)

You people think em dashes are proof of AI?

Jesus Christ that’s so fucking sad.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 78 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Most normal people, at least from my understanding, don't use em dashes in text messages, let alone even use punctuation half the time. So if I see em dashes, yeah, my first thought is going straight to AI.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

i use those a lot to indicate that i finished a thought rapidly (in most cases)

like "what the fu—"

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