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		kitten_mittens_ 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: JavaScript broke the web (and called it progress) Why are em dashes a giveaway? They’re auto inserted on Windows for two hyphens still, aren’t they?

tallytarik 7 months ago | [–]

LLMs seem to use them at a rate far higher than the average person, same with the words “delve” and “robust” (and many others)

ale42 7 months ago | [–]

Not in every application -- these are two hyphens, Windows didn't touch them.

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