Veteran writer with 14 years of essays gets flagged as "AI-written" for using punctuation well
skdh · x · 2026-09-06
A writer says his careful punctuation (em dash vs en dash vs hyphen) and polished prose now get him accused of writing "like AI," despite 14 years of hand-written essays in three languages. A snapshot of how AI-era style policing penalizes good writing.
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