2026-10-26 18:37 UTC
I use them when connecting a thought in between another thought—for example, what I just did right now—and then returning back to the original thought. I use a semi-colon when connecting two related thoughts tougher; LLMs tend to only use one em-dash, so I’m hoping that by using two of them instead—and a semi-colon instead whenever an LLM would use an em-dash—there will be no confusion as to whether or not I’m human.
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@grue@lemmy.world 2026-10-26 18:53
I like to alternate between sets of em dashes and sets of parentheses, to obscure the fact that I’m using too many “asides” in my writing.
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@ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2026-10-26 20:47
I use them with a space on each side – which is apparently wrong. Sigh.
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@Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 2026-10-27 12:24
You’re absolutely right! I have never seen an LLM use m-dashes in the way you do — if they use them, it’s always to add a pause to the sentence.