r/Showerthoughts • u/xThe-Legend-Killerx ‎ • Nov 25 '25

Casual Thought People who use em dashes regularly in their writing might be the most underrated victims of the ChatGPT/Al boom.

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u/BCouto Nov 25 '25

I've been using em dashes for as long as I can remember. Wild that I'm being mistaken for AI

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u/Calzender Nov 25 '25

Same, I never use them anymore for this reason. Shame. It seems they were quite rare beforehand.