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Reddit user seeks help breaking em dash writing habit

A Reddit user has shared their struggle with an excessive use of em dashes in their writing, seeking to break the habit. They have been consciously avoiding em dashes for 13 days and are now using commas as a replacement, though they find it less effective. The user is asking others in the ClaudeAI subreddit to share their own writing habits and struggles. AI

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Reddit user seeks help breaking em dash writing habit

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/ianreboot ·

    Hi, my name is Ian and it has been 13 days since my last em dash

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I used them everywhere. Emails, proposals, to do lists. Business and personal.</p> <p>I told myself it was style. It was a habit.</p> <p>Now I run a search and replace before anything goes out. I tried switching to semicolons and periods, but the…