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   Andrea Junker :verified: (strandjunker@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Sep-2026 00:23:54 JST Andrea Junker :verified:

   I find it absurd that the em dash is now widely perceived as an indicator of AI use. I have used it since childhood; it is part of my writing style. Sometimes inserting a brief aside within a sentence, at other times emphasizing the conclusion of a thought.

   In any case, I use em dashs deliberately, and I am absolutely certain that many other writers do the same.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Sep-2026 04:36:28 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • WideEyedCurious 🇺🇸 💙 🇺🇦 & 🇨🇦

     @Strandjunker @WideEyedCurious

     Same!

     This sent me: https://youtu.be/XKsPaX2NVOs

     And 99pt had a magnificent entire episode on it, which is worth listening to in full just to hear the wonderful Dickinson scholar: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/658-the-em-dash/