If you’re on this page it’s likely I’ve passively-aggressively directed you here following a query about the use of an em dash in my writing — if you’re here for any other reason, you may not find this very interesting.
In short:
- I’ve been using them for years
- Often incorrectly but that’s not the point
- Various sub-editors have done their best to help me (“may I introduce you to the semicolon” etc)
- So in short no, the thing of mine you’ve read is not AI
So there you go.
Further reading
You can take my em dashes from my cold, dead hands (Night Water)
The Em Dash Dilemma: How a Punctuation Mark Became AI’s Stubborn Signature (Brent Csutoras)
Stop AI-Shaming Our Precious, Kindly Em Dashes—Please (The Ringer)
No, Em Dashes Are Not a Sign of AI (Victoria A. Fraser)
Taking Back the Em Dash (Besworks)
AI can’t have my em dash (Salon)
Is it AI or just good writing? The em dash debate explained (Straight Arrow News)