Former em dash fan now uses "--" just to not sound like AI
dvdsgl · x · 2026-09-29
Developer dvdsgl confesses that as a former em dash connoisseur, he's caught himself using double hyphens "--" purely to make his writing sound less AI-generated — a telling sign of how AI style tells are reshaping everyday typography habits.
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