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      dvoraen @Pyrephox
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      @Pyrephox said in MU Peeves Thread:

      @ten You can pry my em-dashes from my cold, dead hands. I’ve been (over)using them longer than LLMs have been in existence!

      I’m in this picture; as a semi-colon user, I can empathize.

      (SEE HOW I DID THAT?)

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        catzilla @ten
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        @ten You can tell my em dashes are legit because I always use them — incorrectly.

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          L. B. Heuschkel
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          My em-dashes, my semicolons, and my words of more than three syllables. Ain’t giving them up in order to write ‘less like AI’. LLMs are mimicking me, not the other way around.

          Any pronouns. Come to Chincoteague. We have ponies. http://keys.aresmush.com

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            Solstice @L. B. Heuschkel
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            @L-B-Heuschkel

            Wait, is this a thing? Oh, fuck AI. That’s how to give sentences flavor! Nuh uh. A million percent not changing.

            a man sitting in front of a computer with the words 'Why should I change? He's the one who sucks.'

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              Pavel
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              I’ve had to turn the auto-convert feature off in Word for when I do my – (that is two hyphens, often converted to a dash of some kind, be it en or em. I never learned the difference.) because it was getting pulled up by the anti-AI checker on my submitted work and it’s easier to just… not deal with that.

              He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
              BE AN ADULT

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                Aria @Pavel
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                @Pavel said in MU Peeves Thread:

                I’ve had to turn the auto-convert feature off in Word for when I do my – (that is two hyphens, often converted to a dash of some kind, be it en or em. I never learned the difference.) because it was getting pulled up by the anti-AI checker on my submitted work and it’s easier to just… not deal with that.

                Em Dash (—):

                Roughly the width of a capital letter M. It’s used to create a break in a sentence, similar to how you’d use parentheses or colons.

                En Dash (–):

                Roughly the width of a capital letter N. It’s used to connect two words or show a range of numbers.

                That’s literally it.

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                  Roz @Aria
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                  @Aria said in MU Peeves Thread:

                  @Pavel said in MU Peeves Thread:

                  I’ve had to turn the auto-convert feature off in Word for when I do my – (that is two hyphens, often converted to a dash of some kind, be it en or em. I never learned the difference.) because it was getting pulled up by the anti-AI checker on my submitted work and it’s easier to just… not deal with that.

                  Em Dash (—):

                  Roughly the width of a capital letter M. It’s used to create a break in a sentence, similar to how you’d use parentheses or colons.

                  En Dash (–):

                  Roughly the width of a capital letter N. It’s used to connect two words or show a range of numbers.

                  That’s literally it.

                  oh my god i have literally never known why they were called Em and En, this is mind-blowing. and will ACTUALLY be helpful in remembering which is which

                  she/her | playlist

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                    Jennkryst @Aria
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                    @Aria said in MU Peeves Thread:

                    @Pavel said in MU Peeves Thread:

                    I’ve had to turn the auto-convert feature off in Word for when I do my – (that is two hyphens, often converted to a dash of some kind, be it en or em. I never learned the difference.) because it was getting pulled up by the anti-AI checker on my submitted work and it’s easier to just… not deal with that.

                    Em Dash (—):

                    Roughly the width of a capital letter M. It’s used to create a break in a sentence, similar to how you’d use parentheses or colons.

                    En Dash (–):

                    Roughly the width of a capital letter N. It’s used to connect two words or show a range of numbers.

                    That’s literally it.

                    Monospace fonts mean they are indistinguishable, wheeeee.

                    Mummy Pun? MUMMY PUN!
                    She/her

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                      dvoraen @Pavel
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                      @Pavel said in MU Peeves Thread:

                      I’ve had to turn the auto-convert feature off in Word for when I do my – (that is two hyphens, often converted to a dash of some kind, be it en or em. I never learned the difference.) because it was getting pulled up by the anti-AI checker on my submitted work and it’s easier to just… not deal with that.

                      This is why I have this much >< (it’s zero) faith in anything “AI” at this juncture, including detection methods. If an en-/em-dash user is getting flagged for actually using them correctly, then I don’t know what else to tell you other than look at this GIF to illustrate my point:

                      a man is standing in front of a sign that says shamwow

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                        Pavel @Aria
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                        @Aria I’m going to just go with my usual standard of randomly throwing a dash of some kind in and hoping Grammarly doesn’t yell at me.

                        He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
                        BE AN ADULT

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