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Em-dash usage on the internet signals AI, editorial care, or typography focus

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The em-dash (—) is a punctuation mark that can indicate several things: it might signal that the writer cares about typography, that the text has undergone editorial review, or that the content was generated by an AI instructed to use em-dashes for authoritative writing. The author laments that the AI-generated use of em-dashes is overshadowing its other meanings due to a trend of influencers identifying em-dashes as a sign of AI-generated text. AI

IMPACT The proliferation of AI-generated text may alter the perceived meaning and usage of common punctuation marks like the em-dash.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing the implications of AI-generated text on the use of punctuation.

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Em-dash usage on the internet signals AI, editorial care, or typography focus

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    If you see an em-dash ("—") online, it means you're reading a post from someone who cares deeply about typography and effective communication; copy that went th

    If you see an em-dash ("—") online, it means you're reading a post from someone who cares deeply about typography and effective communication; copy that went through an editorial-review process at a publisher; or text generated by an AI-model that was instructed to recognise an e…

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