Topic: em dash usage
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ChatGPT Overuses Em Dashes? Here’s How to Fix It
You have to make an effort to insert the em dash, and ChatGPT can input it far more quickly than a human. Em dash deletedI haven't used the em dash very frequently in my career as a journalist, but I have employed it with some regularity in my fiction writing. But the stories of em dash abundance in AI writing have made me second-guess myself as I compose stories and articles. My linguistic paranoia now means I almost never include an em dash like I used to. When you write a prompt, add the line...
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AI's Em Dash Obsession: How It Gives You Away
AI-generated content often overuses em dashes, making text feel overly dramatic or fragmented due to the models' training on formal writing styles. While AI tools are useful for improving clarity and structure, they lack understanding of context and tone, leading to awkward or overly formal phras...
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