• 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.social
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    7 months ago

    It’s crazy that this is an indicator of AI now. I remember when Word would automatically turn – into the single long dash. Like when you would write something–such as a thought within a thought–like this.

    • TheEntity@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      For the record, you’ve used en-dash here, not em-dash. These are used mostly for number/date ranges. Em-dash is even longer: — vs – vs -

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        7 months ago

        it’s almost like the distinction barely matters - i mean, how many people would notice the length of that dash if this wasn’t already a discussion about them?