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		altruios 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facts don't change minds, structure does That dash is indicative of AI. Unlike the "-" - which I use often - the "--" is reportedly an AI tell.

mrexroad 6 months ago [–]

Eh, the whole em dash thing is a low accuracy tell. Most of my writing uses em dashes; iOS/macOS replaces "--" (dash dash) with an em dash. Fwiw, in your example, an em dash is the correct choice, not a dash.

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