I went through a phase where I used lots of em-dashes. Now I use lots of semicolons. If LLMs start using lots of semicolons I may be in trouble.
Little app in response to the em dash identity crisis
Em dash of various forms:
https://didyouemdash.com/?username=pg
Actual em dash:
https://didyouemdash.com/?username=dang&strict=true
Yes—and before AI slop started ruining writing for everyone.
I went through a phase where I used lots of em-dashes. Now I use lots of semicolons. If LLMs start using lots of semicolons I may be in trouble.